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2026 JSTP Awards

At the Frontiers in Service 2026 Conference, Marianna Sigala and Chatura Ranaweera, co-editors of the Journal of Service Theory and Practice (JSTP) were very pleased to announce and congratulate the...

JSR Awards 2025

Traditionally, the Journal of Service Research awards are given out during the Frontiers in Service conference. This summer 2026 at Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, the winners for the best paper...

More Than Saying “It’s AI”: How Transparency Really Works in AI‑Generated Advertising

Guest article by Werner H. Kunz, Khanh Bao Quang Le, Hina Khan, and Fangfang Li. AI advertising expenditure hit about $370 billion in 2022 and is expected to rise to...

Tenured position in Services Marketing – Cornell University 

Nolan School of Hotel Administration, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University Tenured (Associate or Full Professor) position in Services Marketing Application deadline: 15 July 2026 The Cornell SC Johnson College of Business invites applicants for the Michael D....

Service Journals’ 2025 Impact Factors

The new Journal Citation Report (JCR) metrics (based on data from 2025) were released by Clarivate in June 2026. The JCR indicates the new Impact Factors (IF) for service journals...

Call for submissions: QUIS20 (2027) in Cambridge, UK

20th International Research Symposium on Service Excellence in Management (QUIS20) “Service and experiences for Human-Centric, Sustainable Futures in an AI-enabled Digital age: Imagining Research, Education and Practice” 30 June – 3...

Service Wisdom by Jay Kandampully

Hello everyone, I am sure that you are enjoying your summer or winter break – depending on which hemisphere you are in. I thought of sharing what “Service” has taught...

2 Joint PhD Scholarships (University of Melbourne & KU Leuven) — Shaping the Future of Customer Service with GenAI

Join a world-class research team to investigate one of the most pressing challenges in modern organizations: why some GenAI initiatives fail and what factors help to make them succeed. We...

Let’s Talk About Service 2026

Let’s Talk About Service 13 Engineering the future of service: Innovation, Impact & Integrity Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Eindhoven, The Netherlands 9-11 December 2026 Deadline: 1 September 2026 The...

How Are You Navigating AI in Teaching?

Are you struggling with how to use AI in your teaching? Or maybe you’re already testing new methods and want to share what works? Come share your experience with our...

SERVSIG Conference 2026 Mentoring Program Lunch

I am proud to announce that, through the generosity of SERVSIG 2026 Conference Chairs, Cristiana Raquel Costa Lages & Cláudia Maria Neves Simões, the SERVSIG Mentoring Program will host a lunch...

Saying Goodbye to Steve Grove

On April 22, 2026, our SERVSIG Community lost an early service research scholar who helped build SERVSIG.  Steve was a postdoctoral student at Oklahoma State University when Ray and Steve...