LEADER 02971nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9911019594703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786611841041 010 $a9781119209294 010 $a1119209293 010 $a9781281841049 010 $a1281841048 010 $a9780470772737 010 $a0470772735 035 $a(CKB)1000000000549985 035 $a(EBL)366749 035 $a(OCoLC)277070344 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000158962 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11151736 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000158962 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10151601 035 $a(PQKB)10144595 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC366749 035 $a(Perlego)2768497 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000549985 100 $a20080118d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFrom products to services $einsight and experience from companies which have embraced the service economy /$fLaurie Young 210 $aChichester, England ;$aHoboken, NJ $cJohn Wiley & Sons$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (365 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780470026687 311 08$a0470026685 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFrom Products to Services; Contents; Foreword; 1: Why product companies consider service business; 2: Clarifying the strategic intent of the service business; 3: The degree of change needed to set up a service business; 4: First base: gaining a clear perspective of service markets; 5: Creating the services to be sold in the new market; 6: Altering the operations of a product company to provide services; 7: Selling services; 8: Marketing services instead of products; 9: Positioning a product brand in a service market; 10: In conclusion; References; Index 330 $aDuring the last thirty years, a wide range of product companies throughout the Western economies have considered moving into or setting up service businesses. Some have rejected the idea after careful consideration, some have wandered into competitive services without any real idea of what is involved and others have deliberately executed a carefully considered strategic manoeuvre. Included in this debate are some of the most famous business names in the western world: Unisys, Ericsson, Michelin, Nokia and HP. For IBM it was Lou Gerstener's 'big bet'; at GE it was one of former CEO Jack Welch' 606 $aCustomer services 606 $aNew products 606 $aService industries 615 0$aCustomer services. 615 0$aNew products. 615 0$aService industries. 676 $a658.8 686 $a85.10$2bcl 700 $aYoung$b Laurie$f1955-$01615770 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911019594703321 996 $aFrom products to services$94419283 997 $aUNINA