Is Servicization a Win-Win Strategy? Profitability and Environmental Implications of Servicization

Adem Örsdemir
Adem Örsdemir
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School of Business Administration, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California 92521;
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Vinayak Deshpande
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Vinayak Deshpande
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6681-028X
Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599;
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Ali K. Parlaktürk
Ali K. Parlaktürk
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Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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Adem Örsdemir

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8263-7894

School of Business Administration, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California 92521;

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Vinayak Deshpande

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Vinayak Deshpande

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Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599;

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Ali K. Parlaktürk

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Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599

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Published Online:2 Oct 2018https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2018.0718

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Received:October 22, 2015
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Published Online:October 02, 2018

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