Customer engagement and relationships in multi-actor service ecosystems

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Sharma, P., Jain, K., Kingshott, R. and Ueno, A. 2020. Customer engagement and relationships in multi-actor service ecosystems. Journal of Business Research. 121, pp. 487-494.
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TitleCustomer engagement and relationships in multi-actor service ecosystems
AuthorsSharma, P., Jain, K., Kingshott, R. and Ueno, A.
Abstract

With the growing realization that most service ecosystems consist of interactions among multiple participants, including customers, employees, and others, there are increasing calls for research on the interdependent nature of customer engagements and relationships in multi-actor service ecosystems. This special issue addresses these calls with 22 articles (including three invited articles), classified along five distinct groups, including a) Co-creation, collaboration and socialization among actors, b) Actors’ (dis)engagement, c) role of the ‘other’ actors, d) dark side of multi-actor service ecosystems, and e) emerging trends – digital technologies and others. This editorial begins by reviewing the multi-actor service ecosystems literature to identify some important research gaps. Next, it briefly describes the 22 articles included in this special issue arranged along the above five themes and their major findings. Finally, the guest editors discuss the implications of these findings and some useful directions for future research in this area of growing importance.

KeywordsCustomers; Ecosystem; Employees; Engagement; Multi-actor; Relationships; Service
PublisherElsevier
JournalJournal of Business Research
ISSN0148-2963
Electronic1873-7978
Publication dates
Online31 Jul 2020
PrintDec 2020
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Deposited29 Oct 2020
Accepted23 Jul 2020
Output statusPublished
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© 2020. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.

Web address (URL)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.07.031
Web of Science identifierWOS:000591506300015
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