4. Facts & figures
• Established in 1986
• Excellent group at Karlstad University
• Involved in research, undergraduate
and graduate education in
cooperation with companies and
other organizations
• Over 50 researchers and Ph D
students in business administration,
working life science, sociology,
economics, psychology and sociology
of religion
• International visiting professors
5. Research
CTF's efforts to develop
groundbreaking theoretical
knowledge has resulted in
multidisciplinary research themes:
Service Management, Service
Innovation and Service Experience.
Based on these themes we now
develop a crosscutting theme on
Transformative Service Research.
6. Examples of Academic Cooperation
• BI, Norwegian School of Management, Norway
• Hanken School of Economics, Finland
• MIT, Forskarskolan Management och IT, Sweden
• NHH, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration
• NUS, National University of Singapore, Singapore
• University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business, USA
• W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, USA
• Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, UK
7. Example of research partners
• Ericsson
• IKEA
• Nobina
• Landstinget i Värmland
• SL
• Trafikverket
• Volvo
• Valmet
• ICA
• Löfbergs
• Region Värmland
• Skatteverket
• Försäkringskassan
• Telia
• SP, Sveriges tekniska
forskningsinstitut
• Västtrafik
10. Making Sense of Service Logic
Purpose
The course aims to convey the new mindset of service logic,
using a series of practical examples from various industries and
sectors and by introducing key theories and concepts.
11. 1 • Getting ready for open networked learning
2 • Introducing the service logic
3 • Value in exchange, co-creation and in-use
4 • Resource integration
5 • Customer experience
6 • Servitization
7 • Service logic in the public sector
8 • Project work
Making Sense of Service Logic
12. • Each module consists of:
– 1 reflective blog post per module
– 1 webinar
• 1 project work (Itslearning)
• Adobe connect
• All of the connected blogs
• Twitter?!
Learning activities and plattforms
13. Examinations
Only for officially admitted participants
• 1 written project work
• 1 blog posts per module 1-7
• A minimum of 3 comments per module 1-7 on
other participants blog posts
• Active participation in final presentation
14. Getting ready for open networked
learning
ACTIVITIES FOR ALL LEARNERS
1. Set up and connect your blog
2. Write an introduction
3. Read other blog posts and say hi
4. Create a Twitter account
PARTICIPANTS OF THE CREDIT BEARING COURSE
5. Retrieve your student account
6. Register for the course under “My Page”
15. Expectations
• Your motivation
• Social media background
• Particular module / other topics of interest
• Expectations on the course
• ”Academic” background
Editor's Notes
CTF's efforts to develop groundbreaking theoretical knowledge has resulted inmultidisciplinary research themes: Service Management, Service Innovation and Service Experience.
Based on these themes we now develop a crosscutting theme on Transformative Service Research.