| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (1 PDF (xiv, 130 pages)). |
| Series |
Service systems and innovations in business and society collection, 2326-2699 |
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2013 digital library.
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Service systems and innovations in business and society collection. 2326-2699
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| Note |
Title from PDF title page (viewed January 4, 2014). |
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Part of: 2013 digital library. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-126) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- 1. Service growth -- 2. Strategic differentiation -- 3. Operational excellence -- 4. Take charge, conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
| Summary |
As the service sectors play an increasingly important role in all economies worldwide, service executives and professionals are well advised to recognize two main pathways to achieving sustainable success in services, namely, enhancing the strategic differentiation and operational excellence of their service enterprises; obviously, these executives and their employees need to develop the knowledge and skills required to achieve such success. This book discusses actionable methodologies needed to generate creative ideas, including deciding on which ones to pursue, how to justify projects financially, how to manage the development projects for innovative services, how to reach out to customers, and how to offer them superior service support. |
| Subject |
Service industries.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Service industries. (OCoLC)fst01113407
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| Indexed Term |
strategic differentiation |
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operational excellence |
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service excellence |
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engineers and service professionals |
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skills and knowledge |
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innovation and technology |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781606495445 |
| ISBN |
9781606495452 (electronic bk.) |
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1606495453 (electronic bk.) |
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