The current industry driven trend of providing flexible e-services lays the ground for the new
research area" service value networks''(SVNs). We observe a rising number of industry …

The fundamental paradigm shift from traditional value chains to agile service value networks
(SVN) implies new economic and organizational challenges. In service value networks, a …

This article examines strategic behavior of e-Service suppliers that offer electronic services
in complex Service Value Networks (SVNs). In SVNs, consumers request a bundle of e …

Today, delivery of services is often structured to optimize provider processes and minimize
delivery cost. The impact of the resulting delivery quality on the customers is only rarely …

Abstract Service Dominant Logic (SDL), a contemporary view of services as a foundation of
all economic exchange, takes a very high level perspective of provider–customer interaction …

The rise of Software as a Service (SaaS) composition platforms and so called Compute
Clouds demonstrates the growing demand for the agile composition of Web Services. In …

The fundamental paradigm shift from traditional value chains to agile service value networks
implies new economic and organizational challenges. As coordination mechanisms …

The high speed internet infrastructure, quest for IT resource optimization and escalating
operation and maintenance cost of keeping digital resources up are leading to cost effective …

The current trend towards dynamic and highly scalable service provisioning fosters the rise
of Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms and manifests the need for dynamic composition …

Today's global economy migrates from vertically integrated enterprises towards specialized
enterprises. In consequence, companies have to closely interoperate with partners and …