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Overcoming Disciplinary Boundaries – Embracing Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Al Education and Beyond

Guest article by Marah Blaurock, finalist of the 2024 SERVSIG Best Dissertation Award. It is a privilege to be among the finalists for the SERVSIG Best Dissertation Award – I thank the...

AI Service Agents: Transforming the Future of Service

Guest article by Do The Khoa, winner of the 2024 SERVSIG Best Dissertation Award. The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled agents marks a revolutionary step in the service sector. The growing popularity...

Considerations for CSR-Performance Research

Guest article by Tohid Ghanbarpour. Tohid Ghanbarpour is finalist of the 2024 SERVSIG Best Dissertation Award. Since the 1990s, research on the influence of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on financial performance (FP)...

Eureka ! – The Origin Story of Perceived Firm Innovativeness

Guest article by Werner H. Kunz. This is the first article in a new SERVSIG series we are starting. Every researcher can recall a moment when an idea for an...

Daniel Kahneman 1934 – 2024

Guest article by Tor W. Andreassen. Daniel Kahneman has stepped out of time, but his thinking will prevail. Daniel Kahneman (1934-2024) leaves an invaluable legacy in the fields of psychology...

Spatial (Service) Marketing: Creating Value with 3D Virtual Interactive Spaces

Guest article by Thorsten Hennig-Thurau, Sebastian Hohenberg & Ronny Behrens. Three-dimensional virtual and interactive spaces (3VIS) are the backbone of several streams of value creation these days. Those streams include...

Challenges and opportunities of immersive technologies and the metaverse in service delivery

Guest article by Carlos Flavián, Sergio Barta, Sergio Ibáñez-Sánchez and Carlos Orús. The growing use of immersive technologies (i.e., augmented reality, augmented virtuality, virtual reality, and pure mixed reality) and...

Synthetic customer experiences: Get real about false’ experiences in the Metaverse

Guest article by Dominik Mahr, Tim Hilken and Jonas Heller. A glimpse into the Future Emma wakes up in her cozy apartment, greeted by the gentle hum of her virtual...

New Challenges of CDR in an AI Age

Guest article by Werner H. Kunz and Jochen Wirtz A lot has happened since the concept of corporate digital responsibility (CDR) was introduced to the scientific community (Lobschadt et al....

“With great power comes great responsibility”: Exploring the role of Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR) for Artificial Intelligence Responsibility in Retail Service Automation (AIRRSA) 

Guest article by Daniele Scarpi and Eleonora Pantano. In recent years, the surge in automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning algorithms has largely impacted retail service and subsequent consumer...

The 4C Framework: A New Paradigm for Customer Engagement in Augmented Reality

Guest article by Jonas Heller, Chris Hinsch, Reto Felix, and Philipp A. Rauschnabel. The essence of the 4C Framework Augmented Reality (AR) has emerged as a transformative force in customer...

The need for corporate digital responsibility (CDR)

Guest article by Felix Eggers & Jochen Wirtz. In the digital age, technologies bring manifold benefits to consumers, including improved access to information, enhanced service efficiency, convenience, and the emergence...