The uneven role of users in service innovation performance

Luis Rubalcaba and Matthias Deschryvere

Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2023, vol. 32, issue 7, 953-976

Abstract: This paper provides a conceptual and empirical framework for analyzing the role of users in innovation and performance at the firm level in the service sector. The theoretical model builds on the user innovation theory in services and proposes to distinguish between different modes and degrees of user participation that may perform differently. The empirical testing is based on a unique dataset from Finland. Results show that not all user engagement led to similar impacts: more active roles versus passive ones have a significant positive relationship with innovation output, but only specific combinations of user orientation and its intensity matter. Besides, no direct significant impacts from user orientation on productivity were found. As a managerial implication, service companies may approach users as co-innovation partners oriented to service quality and customer satisfaction rather than oriented to increase business efficiency.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/10438599.2022.2053848

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