CTF Newsletter no 3, 2016, from CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, Sweden

CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, Sweden, is one of the world´s leading research centers focusing on service management and value creation through service. We develop and conduct research projects in close collaboration with service businesses, manufacturing companies, and public-service providers. Our newsletter will keep you updated on our research activities.

Have a great summer!
Summer vacation is coming up, and we want to wish you all a nice and relaxing summer. 

Welcome to visit the new ctf.kau.se
We have just launched our new website which has a new look and new functions. Some work still remains before everything is in place  so we ask you for patience until the work is complete. Welcome to take a look at the new ctf.kau.se!

Peter Magnusson new Professor in Business Administration
In May, Peter Magnusson was appointed Professor of Business Administration with specialization in Industrial Economics at Karlstad University. Peter’s research focuses on innovations in different forms and out of different perspectives, such as how employees who work close to customers can contribute to service innovations. He has also focused on servitization within manufacturing companies. In recent years idea management has come to represent an increasingly larger part of his research. 

Presentations from our INSR meeting available at Youtube
In April CTF arranged a second meeting within the International Network of Service Researchers in Karlstad. For photos and impressions from the meeting see servsig.org. Some presentations from the meeting are published on Youtube

Summer conferences 2016
CTF researchers will be presenting their latest research at some of the key service conferences this summer. Stay updated here.

Licentiate seminar in psychology
On September 8th Ph D Student Katrin Lättman will present her licentiate thesis in psychology "Perceived Accessibility. Capturing the Traveler Perspective".  Opponent is Associate Professor Annika Nordlund, Umeå university. For more information, please contact Katrin Lättman.

CTF 30th Anniversary
Mark October 6th in your calendar! This is the day when CTF, Service Research Center invites everyone to a 30 year anniversary celebration. It will be a future-oriented all-day event with brief flashbacks from our 30 years of service research. More information and preliminary program.

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