Preface; Contents; Chapter 1. Service, Knowledge Economy, and the Transformation of the Digitally Connected World; Chapter 2. Defining the Interdisciplinary Nature of Service Science: Some Research Problems; Chapter 3. Exploring New Frontiers: The Digital Connections Scaling Model; Chapter 4. The Population Orientation Paradigm and Cyber-Enabled Knowledge System Design; Chapter 5. Quintessential Digitally Connected Service: New Business Designs on the Web; Chapter 6. A Design Methodology for Service Cocreation Enterprise Information Systems: The DCS Contributions
Summary
Service science is an emerging field, but many still consider it lacking in substance. This book aims to change the situation by addressing the following questions: What is the big story about service? What are the main research problems in service? What does 'a connected world' mean? Does service require a different kind of design science? What will be the next waves of the Web? How to support universal value co-creation? How to unite Cyberspace wilt physical space? Is it feasible to connect information resources everywhere? To answer these questions, the book presents and substantiates a dig
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-296) and index
