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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.

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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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Latest News

Is Human Service Back?

Guest article by Tor W. Andreassen.  If you are also interested in the field of company innovativeness, please consider submitting to the upcoming special issue in the Journal of Service Management...

My Academic Role Model: Jonas Holmqvist

Guest article by Jonas Holmqvist for our My Academic Role Model series. When my good friend Matthew Alexander nominated me to write about two of my academic role models, I immediately knew...

Call for Nomination – Jay Kandampully Mentorship Award

Jay KandampullyJournal of Service ManagementMentorship Award Application deadline: March 31st, 2026 The Journal of Service Management (JOSM) is proud to establish the Jay Kandampully JOSM Mentorship Award. Named in honor...

Can DEI (still) be Innovative and Good for Business?

Guest article by Lina Fogt Jacobsen and Darius-Aurel Frank. If you are also interested in the field of company innovativeness, please consider submitting to the upcoming special issue in the Journal...

CfP POMS – GenAI and Agentic AI 

Special Issue: Generative AI (GenAI) and Agentic AI at the Marketing–Operations Interface in the Production and Operations Management (POM) Guest Editors Recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence are reshaping how firms integrate...

CfP JOSM “The Imperative of Sustainability”

Call for Paper for a Special Issue of the Journal of Service Management. Service Management and the Imperative of Sustainability Guest Editors: Verleye K, Koskela-Huotari K, Fehrer J & Kaartemo...

SERVSIG MENTORING WEBINAR “Publishing in Top Service Journals”

SERVSIG MENTORING PROGRAM WEBINAR “Publishing in Top Service Journals”3 October 2025 (11 AM EST, 4 PM BST)online This webinar is targeted for early-career service scholars. The purpose of this webinar...

CfP SIJ: Phygital Service Economy

Call for Paper for a Special Issue for the Service Industries Journal. The Phygital Service Economy (PSE) for Transformative and Resilient Service Experiences Guest-editors: Batat W Deadline: 15 July 2026 The...

CfP SIJ: AI in Service Research

Call for Paper for a Special Issue for the Service Industries Journal. Benefits, Challenges and Ethical Implications of Using (Gen) AI in Service Research Guest-editors: Do TK, Chan KW &...

CfP IJQSS: Sustainable Services

Call for papers for a Special Issue of the International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences. Advancing Sustainable Services: Circular Economy, Technology, and Future Directions Guest editors: Ungaro V, Mugion...

2025 JSM Awards

Kristina Heinonen and Mark Rosenbaum, co-editors of the Journal of Services Marketing (JSM), are pleased to announce and congratulate the winners of the best paper awards and best reviewer awards. Best Paper...

2025 Christopher Lovelock Award Winner

This year’s SERVSIG Awards winners were announced and congratulated at the Frontiers in Service conference in Montreal. The winner of the Christopher Lovelock Career Contributions to the Services Discipline Award is Janet McColl-Kennedy (University...