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Knowledge-based value creation: grasping the intangibility of service operations in Finland

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  • Harri Laihonen
  • Antti Lonnqvist

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This study aims to provide insights on the mechanisms of knowledge-based value creation in the context of a modern service economy. A particular focus of this paper is the concept of intangibility and its role in service operations. Intangibility is a key characteristic of services. However, a lack of in-depth understanding of the issue persists. This paper explores the intangibility of services through the concepts and models developed by the intellectual capital research stream. The aim is to construct a framework to account for intangibility as a characteristic of service, using a literature review and case studies in ten Finnish organisations. As a result, this article provides new knowledge about the service provider's and customer's intangible resources, intangible output elements and the transformation of intangible resources into other resources and, finally, into customer value.

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  • Harri Laihonen & Antti Lonnqvist, 2010. "Knowledge-based value creation: grasping the intangibility of service operations in Finland," International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 1(4), pages 331-345.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijkbde:v:1:y:2010:i:4:p:331-345
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