The article examines the enhancement of service productivity in flexible service business models for the service providers to gain a competitive edge and improve the performance of the service business. The conceptual model in the study improves the understanding of an integrated and enhanced flexible service business model in driving the service sector businesses to adapt and ensure flexibility in a rapidly changing industry.
The conceptual model in the study was developed from literature, theories, interviews and case studies of three companies from three sectors of the service industry. The calculations in the study were validated in consultation with experts in the field.
This article clarifies the factors that determine and precede service productivity and the parameters of the flexible service business model by presenting an integrated enhanced flexible service business model framework elaborating the enhancement of service productivity in the flexible service business model. By utilizing theoretical viewpoints, the framework elaborates the validity and exploration to formulate the operational value-enhanced flexible service business model framework. Besides offering theoretical applications, the study provides calculations to enhance service productivity.
The research provides practical guidance for service managers to enhance operational flexibility and productivity through the enhanced flexible service business model framework, equipping them to meet evolving market demands. Theoretically, advancing service productivity and flexible service business model literature by integrating diverse performance metrics with adaptive business models fosters a nuanced understanding of service productivity. Socially, supporting sustainable service solutions aligning business practices with societal needs in the gig economy and beyond.
The article contributes to the knowledge of service productivity and flexible service business models for researchers and service providers to explore possible competencies in the service sector and provides an interdisciplinary approach to the service sector domain.
