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

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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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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...

IRSSM Workshop on Experimental Design & Data Analysis (online)

The International Research Symposium in Service Management (IRSSM) is delighted to invite you to a two-day online workshop on Experimental Design: Analysis and Application. This workshop provides an excellent opportunity for faculty members,...

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...

Service Robots and Their Impact on Service Interactions: A Forward-Looking Perspective

Guest article by Jochen Wirtz, Werner Kunz, Stefanie Paluch, and Valentina Pitardi. The Rise of Service Robots As technology continues to advance, service robots are increasingly becoming integral to the...

Organizational frontlines in the age of robots: Let’s focus on the people!

Guest article by Jenny van Dorn. These are exciting times for people following the developments in the field of robotics. We are flooded with new robots coming out (for instance,...