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SERVSIG is fun

We strive to be a fun organization by being both lighthearted and intellectually nourishing. Try it out and you will be not disappointed.

SERVSIG is teaching

Teaching and sharing knowledge matter for us and is part of our DNA. We provide resources online and offline to improve your teaching and learning. Check out our teaching section. Teaching section

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We are proud of our community of service researchers, where we help each other and provide established-scholar’s feedback to the new generation.

 

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SERVSIG takes global seriously

The conference season just started again and colleagues from all around the world will meet again. I personally enjoy this time of the year as it shows us once again how diverse and international...

Special SERVSIG Award for Pierre Eiglier

“Special SERVSIG Award for Extraordinary Service to the Service Research Field” for Professor Pierre Eiglier At the recently-concluded “14th International Research Conference” (May 31st – June, 3rd) in La Londe, France,...

New invited speakers for the LTAS Workshop in New York

Please save the date for the 5th edition of Let’s Talk about Service (LTAS) in New York City at the Fordham University. Great new invited speakers! Make space in your...

CfP SS: Service-Dominant Logic (New Deadline 10 Jan ’17)

Special Issue Service Science Service-Dominant Logic: Institutions, Service Ecosystems, and Technology Deadline: Jan 10th, 2017 Coeditors: Irene CL Ng, WMG, University of Warwick Stephen L. Vargo, Shidler College of Business,...

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CfP JSM: Customer Engagement in Service Innovation

Special Issue Journal of Services Marketing Customer Engagement in Service Innovation: Theoretical and Empirical Advancements Deadline for full paper submission: 31 January 2017 Literature addressing customer/consumer engagement has emerged rapidly...

CfP ISJ: Smart Service Systems: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

Special Issue Information Systems Journal Smart Service Systems: An Interdisciplinary Perspective Deadline: May 15th, 2017 Special Issue Editors: Daniel Beverungen, University of Paderborn Christoph F. Breidbach, University of Melbourne Jens Poeppelbuss,...

CfP JRCS: Retailing and Consumer Services in Emerging Markets

Special Issue Journal of Retailing & Consumer Services Retailing and Consumer Services in Emerging Markets Deadline: 1 Apr 2017 Guest Editors: Professor Aron O’Cass, The University of Tasmania Dr Jamie...

CfP JPIM: Contemporary Issues and Critical Challenges on Innovation in Services

Special Issue Journal of Product Innovation Management: “Contemporary Issues and Critical Challenges on Innovation in Services” Guest Editors: Aron O’Cass, The University of Tasmania Martin Wetzels, Maastricht University Submission due...

Research Insights: Of Crowds and Mobile Promotions

guest article by Michelle Andrews, Finalist of the SERVSIG Best Dissertation Award 2016 (granted by Maastricht U) Have you ever wondered why some people look at their phones in elevators?...

The Quest for Diversity and Impact in Service Research

guest article by Kristina Heinonen Recently, while reading fellow researchers’ observations on the state of service research, I was led to reflect on how far the field has come. Cristiana...

Very impressed, but pretty torn

guest article by the committee of the SERVSIG Emerging Service Scholar 2016 (granted by dml @ UMass Boston) Customers get confused when they have too much choice?! How glad that...

SERVSIG Plenary discuss timely topics in a global context

Do the models and findings from our research also hold in emerging countries? And in how far can service research help to address the challenges of complex service systems and...