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Services Science

Fundamentals, Challenges and Future Developments

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Table of contents (16 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VI
  2. Editorial

    1. Editorial

      • Bernd Stauss, Kai Engelmann, Anja Kremer, Achim Luhn
      Pages 1-8
  3. Services Science — Necessity and Conceptual Fundamentals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
    2. Service Engineering — A Transdisciplinary Approach in Service Research

      • Dieter Spath, Walter Ganz, Thomas Meiren, Bernd Bienzeisler
      Pages 41-53
  4. Services Science — Focus Teaching

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
    2. The Evolution and Discovery of Services Science in Business Schools

      • Mary Jo Bitner, Stephen W. Brown
      Pages 91-101
    3. The Perspective of Computer Science

      • Klaus-Peter Fähnrich, Kyrill Meyer
      Pages 103-109
    4. The Perspective of ABB Automation GmbH

      • Gerhard Heckelmann
      Pages 111-113
    5. The Perspective of AFSM International

      • Markus Schwarz
      Pages 115-116
  5. Services Science — Focus Collaboration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117
    2. Services Science with a Focus on Academia and Company Collaboration

      • Bo Edvardsson, Anders Gustafsson
      Pages 137-147
    3. The Perspective of Informatics

      • Tilo Böhmann, Stefanie Jahner, Helmut Krcmar
      Pages 149-154

About this book

The service sector has dominated advanced economies for years. In many countries, it accounts for more than 70% of gross domestic product, and approximately the same percentage of all employees work in this sector. To reflect the economic relevance of the service sector, services science must be established as an academic discipline. But the path in pursuit of this goal is riddled with challenges, especially in the fields of services research, service-oriented education and service-related collaborations. This book includes detailed articles and short statements on each field, written by academics and experts. They explain which challenges need to be met by research and academic training in the services community of the 21st century. The contributions contained in this book reflect the content of presentations and statements given at the first German Services Science Conference.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt, Germany

    Bernd Stauss

  • Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, München, Germany

    Kai Engelmann

  • IBM Deutschland GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Anja Kremer

  • Siemens AG IT Solutions and Services, München, Germany

    Achim Luhn

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Services Science

  • Book Subtitle: Fundamentals, Challenges and Future Developments

  • Editors: Bernd Stauss, Kai Engelmann, Anja Kremer, Achim Luhn

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74489-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-74487-0Published: 11 October 2007

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-09390-6Published: 19 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-74489-4Published: 15 October 2007

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 172

  • Topics: Business and Management, general, Industrial Organization, Management

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