The focal study considers the variety in recent perspectives on value and value creation in service as a stimulant to explicate and organize differences to build toward integrative understanding. The purpose of the study is to provide a categorization of the perspectives on value and value...

Purpose: The article aims to further understanding of purchasing practices in post-outsourcing buyer–supplier relationships, and it provides a holistic approach and onceptualizations with which to balance the perspectives of purchasing as an intra-firm operational function and as a strategic...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to cast light on the nature of the digitalization process that occurs when digital technologies are adopted in buyer–seller relationships. Design/methodology/approach: The study features a case study from the steel processing industry. Findings: The...

Purpose: The present study intends to foster understanding of how a traditional manufacturer can utilize the “simple rules” approach of managerial heuristics to facilitate its smart solution development (SSD) process. Design/methodology/approach: The study uses an in-depth single case...