Purpose – The aim of this paper is to explore the identification of innovative customers and the effectiveness of employing such customers to generate new service ideas in a technology‐based service setting. Design/methodology/approach – The first study reported here employs the...

1. Service as the key driver of growth -- 2. What is service innovation? -- 3. Value creation drives service innovation -- 4. Developing service innovations -- 5. Customers as cocreators in service innovation -- 6. Service innovation in goods-centric firms -- 7. The service innovator, tying it...

Purpose – This study aims to investigate how customer information obtained at different phases of a new product development (NPD) process influences profits from new offerings. Design/methodology/approach – A survey was conducted in the context of NPD in goods and services. A unique database...