Customers as Innovators in Senior Service Markets: An Examination of Innovation Potential and Characteristics

Lea Hennala, Helinä Melkas and Satu Pekkarinen
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Lea Hennala: Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
Helinä Melkas: Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
Satu Pekkarinen: Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland

International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, and Technology (IJSSMET), 2011, vol. 2, issue 1, 30-51

Abstract: This study investigates aging customers as innovators in senior service markets by their innovation potential and characteristics as innovators in development of well-being services. The study focuses on an initiative to develop the service concept of a foundation providing homes for aging people in Finland. The participants generated ideas on housing and rehabilitation services. Organizations would benefit from engaging users in the improvement of their services. This study provides an example of how that could be put in to practice. The study complements the managerial discussion concerning customer involvement and combines research on user-driven innovation as well as business and service development. It is of interest to managers and other actors in various organizations’ service innovation activities, innovation researchers, and researchers in service science and various aspects of aging.

Date: 2011
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