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INDUSTRIAL MARKETING MANAGEMENT
卷 93, 期 -, 页码 466-481出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2020.06.002
关键词
Outcome-based contracts; Servitization; Solution selling; Means-end-chain analysis; Laddering
This research explores the requirements and goals of industrial customers when sourcing outcome-based contracts (OBCs) from manufacturing firms. Individual goals of decision-makers play a key role in addition to organizational goals when purchasing OBCs, with concerns about accountability for problems in OBC implementation and operation. Customers perceive elevated levels of individual and organizational risk when making OBC purchase decisions.
Within the context of servitization, manufacturing firms increasingly offer outcome-based contracts (OBCs) which sell the outcome of a manufacturing process instead of the resources required for outcome creation. While extant studies have focused on the provider?s viewpoint, this research explores industrial customers? requirements and goals when sourcing OBCs. We report the results of laddering interviews with purchasing and engineering managers from 32 actual and potential OBC customers. Based on a means-end chain analysis we find that, in addition to organizational goals, such as reducing costs or ensuring reliable supply, individual goals of the decision-makers also play a key role when purchasing OBCs. Specifically, the risk of being held accountable for problems that may occur in an OBC?s implementation and operation emerges as an important concern of decision-makers. In contrast to extant research, that highlights how OBCs transfer operational risk from the customer to the supplier firm, our study indicates that customers also perceive elevated levels of individual and organizational risk when making OBC purchase decisions. Against this backdrop, OBC salespeople should address both individual and organizational goals of key decision-makers in the customer firm and focus on building trust in the supplier?s ability to realize and operate an OBC.
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