Services Marketing: People, Technology, Strategy is the ninth edition of the globally leading textbook for Services Marketing by Jochen Wirtz and Christopher Lovelock, extensively updated to feature the latest academic research, industry trends, new technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics, and new business models including peer-to-peer sharing platforms. This textbook takes on…
Zeithaml's Services Marketing introduces readers to the vital role that services play in the economy and its future. Services dominate the advanced economies of the world, and virtually all companies view services as critical to retaining their customers. The seventh edition maintains a managerial focus by incorporating company examples and strategies for addressing issues in every chapter, emp…
The central focus of this book is how organizations deliver service and the operational decisions that managers face in managing resources and delivering service to their customers.
A comprehensive treatment on the use of quantitative modeling for decision making and best practices in the service industriesMaking up a significant part of the world economy, the service sector is a rapidly evolving field that is relied on to dictate the public's satisfaction and success in various areas of everyday life, from banking and communications to education and healthcare. Service Sc…
Balancing conceptual and applied coverage of all aspects of the management and operation of services, Service Management has maintained the position as market leader through five previous editions. It is the most comprehensive and widely used introduction to service operations on the market, written by one of the top authorities on the subject, and it is designed to develop students' skills in …
Services Marketing: Managing the Service Value Chain 1st edition argues that all service management efforts are aimed to enhance value in order to improve the bottom line. Written from a European perspective, the book demonstrates that through strategic orientation and innovation, the firm and shareholder will reap the benefits. Geared towards final year marketing students, the book is also use…
Hoffman and Bateson's SERVICES MARKETING: CONCEPTS, STRATEGIES, AND CASES examines the use of services marketing as a competitive tool from a uniquely broad perspective. The book explores services marketing not only as an essential focus for service firms, but also as a source of competitive advantage for companies that market tangible products. As a result, real-world examples throughout the b…