Abstract:

Publishing Strategies - Advances in service research through Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Advances represent changes beyond incremental progression at both the organizational and/or individual level. However, change requires a willingness to move beyond our comfort zone. An interdisciplinary approach provides an opportunity to explore new potential directions. Moreover, it is through a collective focus that individual expertise is harnessed and strengthened. Indeed, the future of the service discipline rests on our commitment at the individual level and how we collectively contribute to the transformation of others globally.

Biography:

Dr Jay Kandampully is a professor of service management and hospitality at The Ohio State University, USA. He serves as the CTF International Fellow at the University of Karlstad, Sweden and International Fellow at the University of Namur, Belgium. Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Service Management (JOSM) and serves on the editorial advisory board of 10 refereed international journals. Jay is cited by Stanford University’s Index 2021of top 2% scientists in their fields, based on citations of research.  He holds a PhD in service quality management, and an MBA, specialising in services marketing, both from the University of Exeter, England.  His professional qualification is in Hotel Management from Salzburg, Austria and from the University College Birmingham, UK. His educational qualifications have been well supported by nine years of senior management roles in Europe, India and in the USA. As an academic he lived and worked in New Zealand and Australia prior to moving to the USA.    

We would like to thank Dr Kandampully for his truly thought-provoking presentation!