Service robots, customers and service employees: what can we learn from the academic literature and where are the gaps?

VN Lu, J Wirtz, WH Kunz, S Paluch, T Gruber… - Journal of Service …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose Robots are predicted to have a profound impact on the service sector. The
emergence of robots has attracted increasing interest from business scholars and …

When “old” meets “new”: Unlocking the future of innovative technology implementation in heritage tourism

S Jia, OH Chi, SD Martinez… - Journal of Hospitality & …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper aims to gain insights into how heritage destinations have adopted innovative
technologies (eg, AI, immersive technology, 3D technology, big data) into their daily …

Blockchain technology in supply chain management for sustainable performance: Evidence from the airport industry

A Di Vaio, L Varriale - International Journal of Information Management, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the major implications of blockchain technology for operations
management (OM) with a focus on the decision-making processes in supply chain …

Platforms in the peer-to-peer sharing economy

J Wirtz, KKF So, MA Mody, SQ Liu… - Journal of Service …, 2019 - emerald.com
Platforms in the peer-to-peer sharing economy | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case
studies Expert Briefings Open Access Publish with us Advanced search Platforms in the …

Marketing and social influences, hospital branding, and medical tourists' behavioural intention: Before‐and after‐service consumption perspective

TH Cham, YM Lim, M Sigala - International Journal of Tourism …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The international growth of medical tourism requires hospital operators to adopt effective
marketing practices to ensure survival and competitiveness. Although there is a burgeoning …

New forms of luxury consumption in the sharing economy

G Christodoulides, N Athwal, A Boukis… - Journal of Business …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study contributes to literature on luxury in the sharing economy by holistically
examining new forms of luxury consumption which includes on-demand and the product …

Luxury services

J Wirtz, J Holmqvist, MP Fritze - Journal of Service Management, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose The market for luxury is growing rapidly. While there is a significant body of
literature on luxury goods, academic research has largely ignored luxury services. The …

Service products and productization

J Wirtz, MP Fritze, E Jaakkola, K Gelbrich… - Journal of Business …, 2021 - Elsevier
Many services are difficult to understand and communicate, and as a result, difficult to
position, differentiate, and sell. While important, understanding services as well-defined …

Masstige consumption, brand happiness, and brand advocacy: A service perspective

S Purohit, V Arora, KN Radia - International Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the call in literature, the masstige brands in the service industry remain unexplored
exposing an important literature gap. This study employed the masstige theory to explore …

Consumers' perceptions of food ethics in luxury dining

W Batat - Journal of Services Marketing, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to draw on the sociocultural dimensions of food luxury
consumption as a new theoretical foundation to explore the consumers' perceptions of …