Table 7

Distinctive capabilities related to the organization of the company

CodesCapabilitiesReferences
3O1Recruiting and training a dedicated salesforce that has the skills and knowledge necessary for selling servicesBaines et al. (2009), Gebauer et al. (2005), Huikkola et al. (2016), Kindstrom et al. (2015), Oliva and Kallenberg (2003), Paiola et al. (2013), Ulaga and Reinartz (2011), Auguste et al. (2006), Baik et al. (2019), Dang et al. (2019), Jovanovic et al. (2019), Yan et al. (2019) 
3O2Recruiting and training service technicians (frontline employees) who have the skills and knowledge necessary for service provisionBaines and Lightfoot (2014), Baines et al. (2013), Gebauer et al. (2013), Huikkola et al. (2016), Neu and Brown (2005), Parida et al. (2014), Ulaga and Reinartz (2011), Baik et al. (2019), Dang et al. (2019), Jovanovic et al. (2019), Brax (2005) 
3O3Deploying the facilities necessary for services physically close to a customer's operationsBaines et al. (2012), Baines and Lightfoot (2014), Baines et al. (2009), Oliva and Kallenberg (2003), Story et al. (2017), Kindstrom and Kowalkowski (2009) 
3O4Decentralizing the decision-making authority regionally to develop new or improve current servicesAlghisi and Saccani (2015), Kindstrom and Kowalkowski (2014), Kindström et al. (2013), Neu and Brown (2005), Kindstrom and Kowalkowski (2009) 
3O5Defining the organizational distinctiveness between the product and service businesses to establish a service cultureGremyr et al. (2010), Huikkola et al. (2016), Oliva and Kallenberg (2003), Gebauer et al. (2010), Oliva et al. (2012), Fischer et al. (2010), Kohtamäki (2020) 
3O6Sharing the resources necessary for the service business between the product and service organizationsAdrodegari and Saccani (2017), Baines et al. (2009), Coreynen et al. (2017), Gebauer et al. (2005), Neu and Brown (2005), Parida et al. (2014), Story et al. (2017), Kohtamäki (2020) 

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