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Using Virtual Communities to Involve Users in E-Service Development: A Case Study

Using Virtual Communities to Involve Users in E-Service Development: A Case Study
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Author(s): Eva Söderström (University of Skövde, Sweden)and Jesper Holgersson (University of Skövde, Sweden)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 15
Source title: Business Organizations and Collaborative Web: Practices, Strategies and Patterns
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Kamna Malik (U21Global, India)and Praveen Choudhary (HCL Technologies, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-581-0.ch005

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Abstract

Thriving in the Internet era requires both Internet presence and careful development of the e-services provided using this technology. However, one major problem is how to involve the end users of the e-service(s), something which is necessary if the e-services are to be useful and sustainable. This chapter presents a case study on the e-service development process using a major player in the travel industry as the case. The main focus is on how new technological advancements and phenomena, primarily virtual communities, can be used as a main source of end user requirements. Virtual communities are both of strategic and practical relevance and even cause a need to redefine the term “user participation.” E-services constitute a major trend for private as well as public organizations and should address Internet technology advancements when being developed.

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