1st Edition

Values-based Service for Sustainable Business Lessons from IKEA

By Bo Edvardsson, Bo Enquist Copyright 2009
142 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

144 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

144 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The role of values in developing and managing service companies has been under researched in the existing literature - until now. This book analyzes a large organization (IKEA) as a basis for values based service for sustainable business. The authors provide an overview of the history of IKEA and the social and environmental perspectives that have acted as driving forces for creating... Read more

1. Introduction, 2. Sustainable Business Embedded in History and Heritage, 3. Values Based Service, 4. Values-Based Service Experience, 5. Values-Based Service Brands and Marketing Communication, 6. Values-Based Service Leadership, 7. Values-Based Sustainable Service Business

Biography

Bo Edvardsson is professor and Director of CTF-Service Research Center at Karlstad University, Sweden.

Bo Enquist is associate professor at CTF-Service Research Center at Karlstad University, Sweden.