Click and drive: Consumer attitude to product development: Towards future transformations of the driving experience
Business Process Management Journal
ISSN: 1463-7154
Article publication date: 4 April 2016
Issue publication date: 4 April 2016
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to supply indications that may be useful in the process of development of new products that fully exploit the value potential of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in the automotive industry. To this aim, the authors investigate how applications of the IoT to smart vehicles are perceived by consumers and describe different ways to increase their satisfaction.
Design/methodology/approach
After a literature review focused on IoT and consumer behaviour in the automotive industry, the authors apply the Kano model to find the drivers for achieving customer satisfaction with new product developments in smartcars.
Findings
Automotive companies need to consider what is attractive to drivers and what consumers consider to be “driver-friendly”. Using an empirical analysis, the authors highlight the motivations for developing a smartcar to fits the expectation of Italian drivers.
Research limitations/implications
While the global framework given by this paper can be useful in all contexts, the empirical part is based on the Italian consumer. Further research may extend the application of the model to other countries to improve the generalizability of the results.
Practical implications
This study supplies an analysis of qualitative data that may prove useful to researchers and managers in planning their strategic and operative activities with the aim of improving the development of IoT-related products in the automotive industry.
Originality/value
This paper fulfils the need for an original research framework that sheds light on relevant insights and gives useful hints on the development of IoT technologies in the automotive sector.
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Acknowledgements
Even though the paper is the joint work of all the authors to conform to the Italian academic regulation, the authors attribute the contributions of authors as follows: Section 1 to Mario Tani; Section 2 to Vasja Roblek, Sections 3, 4, and 7 to Gandolfo Dominici, and Sections 5 and 6 to Tindara Abbate.
Citation
Dominici, G., Roblek, V., Abbate, T. and Tani, M. (2016), "Click and drive: Consumer attitude to product development: Towards future transformations of the driving experience", Business Process Management Journal, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 420-434. https://doi.org/10.1108/BPMJ-05-2015-0076
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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