2020-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (with addenda) 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2020-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (with addenda) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MG-GY 7733 Services Innovation

3 Credits
This course deals with services innovation. Services have eclipsed manufacturing and dominate a modern, advanced economy. According to some estimates, services account for close to 80 percent of U.S. employment. This course examines how value creation occurs in a range of fast-growing services sectors, including retailing, hospitality, financial services, professional services, travel, logistics and healthcare. The course emphasizes that services are diverse, and distinguishes explicitly between traditional and high-value services. This course focuses especially on high-value services. A key objective of this course is introducing best practices for nurturing modern services innovation.

Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing