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Engineering Service Systems in the Digital Age

  • Publication in the field of economic sciences

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIX
  2. Introduction: Objective of this Research

    • Benedikt S. Höckmayr
    Pages 3-20
  3. Research Background: Grounding of the Research

    • Benedikt S. Höckmayr
    Pages 21-41
  4. Research Method: Consuming and Producing Knowledge

    • Benedikt S. Höckmayr
    Pages 43-55
  5. Knowledge Creation: Advancing Design Knowledge

    • Benedikt S. Höckmayr
    Pages 57-211
  6. Discussion: Shaping a Body of Design Knowledge

    • Benedikt S. Höckmayr
    Pages 213-238
  7. Conclusion: Reflections on the Research

    • Benedikt S. Höckmayr
    Pages 241-261
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 263-314

About this book

Benedikt S. Höckmayr explores the unique characteristics of service systems in the digital age and provides generalizable guidelines for engineering these complex entities. The author contributes towards understanding the socio-technical mechanisms that lead to according novel digitally enabled service offerings, together with paving the way for the maturation of a body of design knowledge for their systematic and structured development. Grounded in the worldview of Design Science Research as a problem-solving paradigm, the knowledge contribution provides innovation and service managers with evidence-based design knowledge that is attuned to be applied in everyday business contexts.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Schrobenhausen, Germany

    Benedikt S. Höckmayr

About the author

Benedikt S. Höckmayr works as an innovation management researcher, project manager and lecturer at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. He received his PhD in economic sciences from Prof. Dr. Kathrin M. Moeslein at the Department of Information Systems, Chair of Information Systems – Innovation & Value Creation.

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