‘Productive is all labour which fixes and realises itself in a particular subject or vendible commodity . . . unproductive is all labour which generally perish in the very instant of their performance.’ (Adam Smith, 1776)1Part OneTHE NATURE OF SERVICESPart ThreeHUMAN RESOURCES INSERVICEORGANIZATIONSPart TwoCUSTOMER LOGICPart FourOPERATIONS MANAGEMENT INSERVICE ORGANIZATIONSPart FiveAN INTEGRATED APPROACH2The nature of services1.Services are becoming more and more important in the economy of the countries all over the word.2. Explain the main charateristics that distinguish services from goods.3. Service classifications and their practical relevance. 3Part TwoCUSTOMER LOGIC 4 Relationship marketing 5 Promoting services 6 Pricing services 7 Customer satisfaction and complaint management 8 Service guarantees and service-level agreements4Part ThreeHUMAN RESOURCES IN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS9 The role of human resource practices in service organizations 10 Competencies and service organizations11 Collaboration: integrating work and learning12 The role of empowerment in service organizations13 Role stress among front-line employees 5Part FourOPERATIONS MANAGEMENT INSERVICE ORGANIZATIONS 14 Service process design and management 15 Capacity management 16 Facilities management 17 IT developments and their impact on services6Part FiveAN INTEGRATED APPROACH 18 Performance measurement systems in service firms 19 Managing innovation in a service Environment 20 Managing services across national boundaries 21 Defining a service strategy 7Services Management: An Integrated ApproachThis book originated out of continuous discussions and research efforts The first point of discussion is the notion of services and service m...