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“It is a wonderful time to be a service researcher!”

guest article by Mary Jo Bitner, Editor JSR As the current editor of the Journal of Service Research, it is my privilege to observe first-hand what people are thinking about,...

From Service Quality to Service Theory and Practice

Guest article by Chatura Ranaweera & Marianna Sigala.  As the co-editors of the Journal of Service Theory and Practice (JSTP) [formerly titled, Managing Service Quality (MSQ)], it is our privilege to address the...

Improving well-being through Service Research at CTF

Guest article by Per Skålén.  CTF’s efforts to develop groundbreaking theoretical knowledge has resulted in multidisciplinary research themes: Service Innovation, Service Management, and Service Experience. Based on these themes CTF is...

23rd International Colloquium on Relationship Marketing (ICRM) 2015 in Helsinki

The 2015 Colloquium is being hosted by CERS Centre for Relationship Marketing and Service Management and the Department of Marketing, HANKEN School of Economics 15-17 September 2015 in Helsinki, Finland....

New Deadline 4/7: The 10th Annual Meeting of the Service Management and Science Forum

The deadline for submitting refereed papers and proposals has been extended to April 7, 2015!!! The 10th Annual Meeting of the Service Management and Science Forum June 11-13, 2015 Bentley University...

CfP: The Intersection of Professional Selling and Service

Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management Special Issue on The Intersection of Professional Selling and Service The Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management (JPSSM) is pleased to announce...

Wonderful “Let’s Talk about Service”-Workshop in Ghent

guest article by Katrien Verleye and Bart Lariviere On 11-12 December 2014, the Center for Service Intelligence was honored to host the third edition of “Let’s Talk about Service” (LTAS),...

CfP: Service Design and Innovation

Journal of Service Research Special Issue on Service Design and Innovation Developing New Forms of Value Cocreation Through Service Mary Jo Bitner, Arizona State University, USA Lia Patrício, University of Porto, Portugal...

Get to know the Centre for Service Management (CSM) at Loughborough University.

guest article by Thorsten Gruber In the current UK economy where services contribute to almost 80% of the UK economy relative to manufacturing, we thought there is a real need...

Greetings from Maastricht SERVSIG Conference 2016

Dear SERVSIG member: On behalf of the Organizing Committee of SERVSIG2016 I would like wish you a happy holiday season and all the best for 2015! I would also like...

CfP: ServSIG calls for special session proposals for 2015 Summer AMA

The AMA ServSIG announces a call for special session proposals for the AMA Summer Marketing Educators’ Conference (14 – 16 August 2015) in Chicago, IL. Michael Ahearne (University of Houston)...

CfP: Measuring Service Performance in the Tourism and Entertainment Industries

Int. J. of Services Technology and Management – Special Issue on: “Measuring Service Performance in the Tourism and Entertainment Industries” Guest Editors: Prof. Frank Pons and Prof. Elissar Toufaily, Kedge...