E‐services as resources in customer value creation

Purpose – This study seeks to adopt the perspective of service (dominant) logic to investigate the impact of three resource inputs (service content, service process, and service configurations) on the perceptions of value of e‐service customers.Design/methodology/approach – An online study is conducted among 667 customers of a Finnish health‐care web site.Findings – The study finds that content of various services have differential impacts on customers' perceptions of value. The study also finds that some service configurations (combinations of services) are more value‐enhancing than others.Research limitations/implications – The empirical study was limited to a Finnish health‐care site. Future studies could use this research model to investigate different services and cultures to improve the generalisability of the findings.Practical implications – Service providers should note that peer services (such as discussion groups) were more value‐enhancing than professional services (such as an advice database)...

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