Blog Posts

Shaping, Organizing, and Rethinking Service Innovation: A Multidimensional Framework

Luis Rubalcaba, University of Alcala
Stefan Michel, IMD International
Jon Sundbo, Roskilde University
Stephen W. Brown, Arizona State University
Javier Reynoso, EGADE Business School – Monterrey Institute of Technology

Value Propositions

Jennifer Chandler, California State University-Fullerton
Robert Lusch, University of Arizona

Dynamic Effects of Social Influence and Direct Marketing on the Adoption of High-Technology Products

Hans Risselada, University of Groningen
Peter C. Verhoef, University of Groningen
Tammo H.A. Bijmolt, University of Groningen

Assessing Markups, Service Quality, and Product Attributes In Music CDs’ Internet Retailing

Elliot Rabinovich, Arizona State University
Arnold Maltz, Arizona State University
Rajiv Sinha, Arizona State University

Servitized Enterprises for Distributed Collaborative Commerce

Haluk Demirkan, Arizona State University
James C. Spohrer, IBM

Relationship Characteristics and Cash Flow Variability: Implications for Satisfaction, Loyalty, and Customer Portfolio Management

Crina O. Tarasi, Central Michigan University
Ruth N. Bolton, Arizona State University
Anders Gustafsson, Karlstad University
Beth A. Walker, Arizona State University

How Customer Participation in B2B Peer-to-Peer Problem Solving Communities Influences the Need for Traditional Customer Service

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Can peer-to-peer interactions in a customer support community reduce the need for one-on-one traditional customer support service?

Risk Considerations in the Management of Customer Equity

Ruth N. Bolton, Arizona State University
Crina Tarasi, Central Michigan University

25 Years of the Compete Through Service Symposium – an interview with Dr. Mary Jo Bitner

This November in Scottsdale Arizona, business executives, academic faculty and students from a wide variety of industries and backgrounds will come together to be part of the 25

ServiceFriday: The Downside of Beauty – Server Attractiveness and the Taste of Your Food

Businesses and researchers know that beautiful environments – attractive colors, artful shelf displays, pleasing sounds and smells – affect customer behavior and enhance the consumption experience. Many restaurants have adopted the strategy, employing good-looking servers and bartenders in an effort to please customers and garner good word-of-mouth.

Determinants of Mobile Apps Success: Evidence from App Store Market

Gun-Woong Lee, Arizona State University
Raghu Santanam, Arizona State University

Building the Case for Quality Improvement in the Health Care Industry: A Focus on Goals and Training

Joy Field, Boston College
Janelle Heineke, Boston University
James Langabeer, University of Texas – Houston
Jami DelliFraine, Virginia Commonwealth University

Service-Dominant Logic in a Nutshell

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Ingrained in our mindset, through schooling, industry practices and government accounting is the belief that the economy consists of primary or

Using Text Mining for Customer Feedback

Great to see new research that’s happening on the intersection of multiple disciplines. With large amounts of data that companies are accumulating through various communication channels, finding new methods and metrics for timely and accurate analysis is becoming more and more critical.

An interdisciplinary perspective on IT services management and service science

Indranil Bardhan, University of Texas at Dallas
Haluk Demirkan, Arizona State University
P. K. Kannan, University of Maryland
Robert J. Kauffman, Singapore Management University
Ryan Sougstad, Augustana College

Moving Forward and Making a Difference: Research Priorities for the Science of Service

Amy L. Ostrom, Arizona State University
Mary Jo Bitner, Arizona State University
Stephen W. Brown, Arizona State University
Kevin A. Burkhard, Arizona State University
Michael Goul, Arizona State University
Vicki Smith-Daniels, Arizona State University

The Role of Consumer Confidence In Creating Customer Loyalty

Yi-Chun Ou, University of Groningen
Lisette de Vries, University of Groningen
Thorsten Wiesel, Westfälische Wilhelms–Universität Münster
Peter C. Verhoef, University of Groningen

A Service-Oriented Web Application Framework

Haluk Demirkan, Arizona State University
Robert R. Harmon, Portland State University
Michael Goul, Arizona State University

Competing with Quality Service in Good Times and Bad

Leonard L. Berry, Texas A&M University