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Redefining the Boundaries of Ownership Through Dynamic Service Platforms: The Rise and Fall of Internal Product Upgrades

Guest article by Janina Garbas, co-author of the 2024 SERVSIG Best Service Article. Dynamic service platforms have been designed to revolutionize the concept of products and redefine the boundaries of...

JOSM Expression of Interest 

Dear SERVSIG Community, I hope you are all well. I am writing to announce the news that Jay Kandampully will be stepping down as Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Service Management...

Articles in Service Journals – Oct 2024

Considered Service-specific journals were Journal of Service Research, Journal of Service Management, Journal of Services Marketing, Journal of Service Theory and Practice, Service Industries Journal, Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, and Service Science. For...

SERVSIG Mentoring Program Success Story

In May of 2023, Dr. K. Sivakumar (“Siva”), the Arthur Tauck Chair & Professor of Marketing at Lehigh University, was matched with Ayushi Sharma, Assistant Professor of Marketing at FORE School...

CfP JSR / 10th OFR Symposium (Winter AMA 2025)

10th Anniversary Organizational Frontlines Research (OFR) Symposium (co-located with the AMA Winter Educators’ Conference)13-14 February 2025 Phoenix, AZ Deadline (symposium): 2 December 2024Deadline (JSR): 30 April 2025 OFR began as a...

DRSFC 2025 “Sustainable retail and services futures”

Designing Retail & Services Futures Colloquium 2024 14 – 15 May 2025 Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy Deadline: 2 February 2025 The Special Interest Group (SIG) Designing Retail & Service Futures from...

Service Articles in Non-Service-Specific Journals: Jul-Sep 24

Today, we identify service articles published in Marketing, Management, Operations, Productions, Information Systems, and Practitioner-Oriented Journals in the last months. For more information about the alert system methodology, go here For all previous...

Articles in Service Journals – Jul-Sep 2024

Considered Service-specific journals were Journal of Service Research, Journal of Service Management, Journal of Services Marketing, Journal of Service Theory and Practice, Service Industries Journal, Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, and Service Science. For...

Webinar: “The Next Generation of Organizational Frontlines Research” (with M. Brady)

28 October 2024 (1 pm CET) It is our pleasure to announce the next online seminar, by Mike Brady (Professor, Rockwood School of Marketing, Florida State University) with a Keynote Talk on...

Fighting Loneliness with Service Innovation

By Tor W Andreassen. The global epidemic of loneliness requires innovative solutions beyond traditional approaches. This essay explores the vital role of social entrepreneurs in addressing this issue, particularly through...

Bridging Robot Technology and Human Care: Insights from Groundbreaking Studies

Guest article by Cristina Mele and Gaby Odekerken-Schröder. In the evolving landscape of service innovation, introducing social robots represents a significant leap forward in providing emotional support and functional aid for...

Strategizing Responsible AI implementation: Aligning Technology with Humanity for transformative impact

Guest article by Hsin-Hsuan Meg Lee and Lorena Blasco-Arcas.* Imagine a global beauty brand that launches a campaign using a virtual influencer, “Eva,” created through advanced AI technology. Initially, Eva successfully...