Servitization in a Security Business: Changing the Logic of Value Creation

Autor: Arto Rajala, Mika Westerlund, Mervi Murtonen, Kim Starck
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Technology Innovation Management Review, Iss August 2013: Cybersecurity, Pp 65-72 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1927-0321
Popis: How can a firm change its value-creation logic from providing technology to selling technology-based services? This is a question many security companies face today when trying to apply a solutions-based business model in response to recent macro- and microeconomic trends. The fact that customers increasingly demand security as a service, rather than technical equipment, challenges the basis of a security firm's value provision and alters the logic of its operation. In this article, we investigate a technology- and product-oriented security business that is now rapidly transforming into a service business. We use data from a case study to propose a 4C model (conceptualization, calculation, communication, and co-creation of value) that can help security providers to objectify their service offerings and succeed in the servitization of their security businesses.
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