Dieses Fachbuch widmet sich insbesondere dem in Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft derzeit äußerst populären Ansatz des Service Design und stellt dessen Einsatzmöglichkeiten zur Gestaltung von innovativen Services und exzellenten Kundenerlebnissen („Customer Experiences“) dar. Anhand von...

"Customer Service Essentials: Lessons for Africa and Beyond is written with the understanding that successful organizations build a base of loyal customers who provide repeat business and positively influence potential customers. Building positive relationships with loyal customers requires...

The customization of a service often depends on the “performance” delivered by front-stage service employees. Drawing on the theory of dramaturgy and service marketing, we present a typology identifying four distinct and viable configurations for achieving different types of service...

This paper explores the benefits of letting customers escape from pre-purchased service contracts by offering refunds for cancellations. We show that such a policy creates opportunities for multiple selling in a capacity-constrained service - i.e., collecting cancellation fees from advance...