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Cross-country differences in new service development: The moderating effects of national culture

Aku Valtakoski (Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden)
Javier Reynoso (Service Management Research Department, EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza García, Mexico)
Daniel Maranto (Service Management Research Department, EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza García, Mexico)
Bo Edvardsson (CTF, Karlstads Universitet, Karlstad, Sweden) (Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Elverum, Norway)
Egren Maravillo Cabrera (Service Management Research Department, EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza García, Mexico)

Journal of Service Management

ISSN: 1757-5818

Article publication date: 7 March 2019

Issue publication date: 21 May 2019

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to test how national culture may help to explain cross-country differences in new service development (NSD) by comparing the impact of NSD success factors between Mexico and Sweden.

Design/methodology/approach

Eight hypotheses based on prior literature on NSD and national culture were tested using covariance-based structural equation modeling and survey data from 210 Mexican and 173 Swedish firms.

Findings

Launch proficiency and customer interaction had a positive impact on NSD performance with no difference between the two cultures. NSD process formalization did not have clear positive impact on NSD performance but had a statistically significantly stronger impact in the structured culture (Mexico). Team empowerment affected NSD performance positively, but the difference between cultures was non-significant.

Research limitations/implications

The impact of national culture depends on the type of NSD success factor. Some factors are unaffected by the cultural context, while factors congruent with the national culture enhance performance. Factors incongruent with national culture may even hurt NSD performance.

Practical implications

When choosing priorities in NSD improvement, managers need to consider the national culture environment.

Originality/value

Paper directly tests how national culture moderates NSD performance using primary data. Findings suggest that the effects of NSD success factors are contingent on congruence with national culture.

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Citation

Valtakoski, A., Reynoso, J., Maranto, D., Edvardsson, B. and Maravillo Cabrera, E. (2019), "Cross-country differences in new service development: The moderating effects of national culture", Journal of Service Management, Vol. 30 No. 2, pp. 186-208. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOSM-05-2018-0134

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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