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High technology in the service industries: Its direct impact on the consumer

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This is the winning entry in the Minit/European Management Journal Essay Prize Competition, 1987/1988. Claire received her prize in Brussels on 7 June from Dr Donald Hillsdon Ryan, Chairman and CEO of the Minit Corporation, financial sponsor of the Competition. We offer her our congratulations. In this essay she distinguishes between high-tech in the "back room" and in the "front room"; it is the latter which directly concerns the consumer. Focusing on computers and software as the main thrust in high-tech, Claire develops the concept of "high-tech or high-touch", that is, the appealing argument that the growth of computer-based direct consumer services must be accompanied by an understanding of the human aspects of consumer demand if the objectives of the new technology are to be achieved. A skilled approach can do this, and examples are given from the finance and telecommunications industries in Europe. The essay has been edited to conform with the style of the Journal.

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  • Michalet, Claire, 1988. "High technology in the service industries: Its direct impact on the consumer," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 6(3), pages 286-290, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:eurman:v:6:y:1988:i:3:p:286-290
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