Service Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality

K. Thirumaran has been with academia since 2003. He is currently the academic head of JCUS Business School at James Cook University Singapore. His research straddles luxury, heritage, culture and service excellence in hospitality and tourism management.Dirk Klimkeit is professor of management at Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW), Stuttgart, Germany. His research interests include shared service centers, mergers & acquisitions, professional service firms and international project management.Chun Meng Tang works as a lecturer at James Cook University Singapore. He has actively conducted research in the area of business information systems. His major research areas include IS evaluation, strategic IS and operations, and supply chain management.

• Introduction: Service Excellence in Asian Tourism and Hospitality.- Part I: Designing the Service.- Service Design of Franchise and Independent Japanese Restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.- Creating Excellent Guest Experiences: Servicescape and Processes.- Managing Customer Expectations: A Study of Two Four-Star Hotels in Malaysia and Singapore.- Part II: Managing Customer-Oriented Operations.- Measuring Customer Delight in Tourism and Hospitality Operations: Findings from Singapore and Malaysia.- Providing Personalized Service Excellence: Findings from Tourism and Hospitality Businesses in Asia.- Generation Z’s Perspective on Tourists’ Knowledge Sharing and Service Excellence in Tourism.- Part III: Leveraging Digital Technology.- Τwo to Tango: Entrepreneurs and Robots’ Users in Hospitality Service Innovation.- Achieving Positive Hospitality Experiences Through Technology: Findings from Singapore and Malaysia.- E-Service Quality: Evaluation of Tourism Websites.- Part IV: Managing Resources.- Hospitality and Tourism Management: Adopting Lean Six Sigma, Achieving Service Excellence.- Shifting Paradigms in Human Resource Management while Striving for Service Excellence in the Tourism Industry.- Towards Service Excellence: The Zone of Tolerance for Hospitality and Tourism Education in Malaysia.- Conclusion: The Future of Service Excellence in Asia.