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Towards an operations strategy model of servitization: the role of sustainability pressure

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  • Levente Szász

    (Babeș-Bolyai University)

  • László Seer

    (Babeș-Bolyai University)

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Servitization requires an important strategic shift to drive changes in the operations of manufacturing firms. Using a large-scale survey, the purpose of this paper is (1) to build and validate an operations strategy model of servitization confirming previous case study findings on servitization as a strategic action and (2) to explore the role of sustainability pressures in, and the sustainability performance effects of, pursuing service-based operations strategies. To reach these objectives, a dataset including the responses of 735 manufacturing plants from 21 different countries is analyzed using the PLS-SEM method. The results indicate that the sustainability pressures of stakeholders can push manufacturers to adopt a service-based operations strategy, materializing in the provision of both basic (product-oriented) and advanced (customer-oriented) services (BAS and ADS). Our analysis further indicates that while offering BAS is a precondition for ADS provision, only ADS can offer a competitive edge for manufacturers, both in terms of service and sustainability-related operational performance.

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  • Levente Szász & László Seer, 2018. "Towards an operations strategy model of servitization: the role of sustainability pressure," Operations Management Research, Springer, vol. 11(1), pages 51-66, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:opmare:v:11:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1007_s12063-018-0132-0
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