Curriculum

Service Management


Course Objectives

This course, using case studies from the service industry in Japan and abroad, is designed for learning the framework in which to think and act from a customer perspective when taking on stages of creation and change. In other words, the focus of this course is to understand a mechanism to provide value that surpasses customer expectations.

The ultimate goal of this course is to understand and learn the service-profit chain (internal service quality improvement --> employee satisfaction --> employee loyalty improvement and employee productivity improvement --> customer service value improvement --> customer satisfaction --> customer loyalty building --> sales increase and corporate growth and profitability improvement --> internal service quality improvement) as well as think through and get a feel for the vision and mission in the service industry.

Course Details

Programs: Full-time MBA, Part-time MBA
Discipline: Marketing and Strategy
Course Level: Applied Course
Required/Elective Course: Elective Course
Number of Credits: 1.5
Report: Day 4
Hours Per Class: 3 hours
Class Capacity: 35 (Part-time MBA)

Recommended Preliminary Courses

- Critical Thinking
- Marketing I
- Strategy

Click here to see a list of Preliminary Recommended Courses

Theme/Case

Day 1
THEME Customer Loyalty Strategy

CASE Club Med
Day 2
THEME Effective Service Operations

CASE Benihana of Tokyo

Day 3
THEME Service Concept

CASE Cinemex
Day 4
THEME Strategy in the Service Industries

CASE ServiceMaster Industries Inc.

Day 5
THEME Organizational Management in the Hospitality Industries

CASE The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
Day 6
THEME Competitive Strategy for Service

CASE Southwest Airlines

Faculty


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