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  2. 1. Externalising services: walking a tightrope between industrial and service logics

    Author : Fredrik Nordin; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The externalisation of services and the adoption of service logic are topics that have received increasing attention recently, both among academics and practitioners. Whereas the adoption of service logic is associated with approaching the customer through various sorts of services and solutions, the externalisation essentially means leaving part of the customer interface to an external firm. READ MORE

  4. 2. Place-of-Origin Effects on Brand Equity : Explicating the evaluative pertinence of product categories and association strength

    Author : Mikael Andéhn; Fredrik Nordin; Per-Olof Berg; Mats E. Nilsson; Leif E. Hem; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Country-of-origin; Association Strength; Product Category; Brand Equity; Place; Business Administration; företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : The country-of-origin effect - the alteration of judgment derived from an association to a place, is a much studied phenomenon with great potential implications for brand management and international marketing. However, in light of criticism towards the lack of conceptual development the extant literature, the relevance of the effect has been brought into question. READ MORE

  5. 3. Service Provider Flexibility : A Strategic Perspective

    Author : Danilo Brozovic; Fredrik Nordin; Annika Ravald; Per-Olof Berg; Lars Witell; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; provider flexibility; value creation; service logic; service; strategic flexibility; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

    Abstract : This thesis is about service provider flexibility and how provider flexibility facilitates customer value creation in contexts where customer processes and activities change. Provider flexibility is delineated as a mechanism of value creation and defined as the ability of the service provider to respond to changes or to bring about changes that support its customers’ value creation. READ MORE

  6. 4. Design-led organisations : A multiple-case study of the interplay between design and marketing

    Author : Ingela Lindahl; Fredrik Nordin; Staffan Brege; Lisbeth Svengren Holm; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Design; marketing; design-led;

    Abstract : The overall purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the knowledge base concerning the interplay between design and marketing. Based on the findings from the empirical studies, the aim of this thesis is to describe and analyze how marketing and design interplay in companies and the main reasons for such interplay. READ MORE

  7. 5. Visual aesthetics in product development : A balance between commercial and creative imperatives

    Author : Ingela Lindahl; Fredrik Nordin; Staffan Brege; Daniel Kindström; Tore Kristensen; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Visual aesthetics; product design; product development; furniture; designer products;

    Abstract : The literature presents a number of advantages regarding companies’ strategic focus on product design, arguing that the dimension of visual aesthetics in products may help a company to create commercial success, e.g. through product differentiation and as a means of company brand recognition. READ MORE