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Enhancing value creation of device vendors in the medical service industry: a relationship perspective

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  • Tsuen-Ho Hsu
  • Hwan-Yann Su
  • Pin-Pin Liao

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Around the world, hospitals receiving government funding and insurance payments are under increasing pressure to cut costs. Based on the literature in relationship value and transaction cost economics, long-term relationships between suppliers and customers can be beneficial to cost reduction and value creation. This study explores the value of long-term relationships between medical device vendors and hospitals from the hospital perspective. In-depth interviews were conducted employing a grounded theory approach. The results show that in addition to product benefits/costs and supportive services, vendor reputation and sales personnel specificity are most influential towards the value of their long-term relationships.

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  • Tsuen-Ho Hsu & Hwan-Yann Su & Pin-Pin Liao, 2008. "Enhancing value creation of device vendors in the medical service industry: a relationship perspective," The Service Industries Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(11), pages 1787-1801, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:servic:v:30:y:2008:i:11:p:1787-1801
    DOI: 10.1080/02642060802624316
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