Smith, Anne M. and Fischbacher, Moira
(2001).
Service design in the NHS: collaboration or conflict?
Journal of Marketing Management, 18(9/10),
pp. 923–951.
Abstract
Continuous new service design / redesign is a key contributor to organisational performance. The NSD literature, originally evolving from new product development studies, often emphasised a sequential, linear process. More recently, however, the role of culture, internal politics and social dynamics in the NSD process has been highlighted. The potential for an enhanced role for political behaviour and stakeholder conflict within public sector organisations is apparent. In view of the increasing importance of consumer opinion as both an input into, and evaluation of, the design of public sector services, the need to understand the process of new service formation and its impact on consumer perceived service quality is of major importance. This study examines the design process for three mental health resource centres. Through interviews with a range of stakeholders, the role of conflict within complex, multi-organisational decision making is highlighted and the impact on the final consumer is assessed.
| Item Type: |
Journal Article
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| ISSN: |
0267-257X |
| Keywords: |
Service Design; Service Quality; Public Sector; Patient Satisfacation; NHS; Conflict; Political Bargaining |
| Academic Unit/Department: |
Open University Business School |
| Item ID: |
1918 |
| Depositing User: |
Users 12 not found. |
| Date Deposited: |
01 Jun 2006 |
| Last Modified: |
02 Dec 2010 19:46 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/1918 |
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