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Culture of Services: New Perspective on Customer Relations

Learn how to analyze and understand the difficult dynamics of customer service....
This course is archived

Culture of Services: New Perspective on Customer Relations

Learn how to analyze and understand the difficult dynamics of customer service.
8 weeks
2–3 hours per week
Self-paced
Progress at your own speed
Free
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This course is archived

About this course

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Customer service is a complex phenomenon where people engage in an extended interaction to co-create value. This course focuses on social and cultural aspects of services.

In this business and management course, you will learn how to analyze customer interactions, using video data taken in actual services. Through discussions of a variety of services such as sushi bars, restaurants, hotels and apparel, you will explore the nuanced and paradoxical nature of customer relations and discuss how to design services from cultural perspective.

This MOOC is sponsored by the Society for Serviceology.

At a glance

  • Institution: KyotoUx
  • Subject: Humanities
  • Level: Introductory
  • Prerequisites:

    None. This course is designed for undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in services.

  • Language: English
  • Video Transcript: English

What you'll learn

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  • Basic understanding of the culture of customer service
  • Basics of customer service research
  • How to critique and design services
  • How to analyze customer interactions 

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