This book contains a simple but powerful definition of services based upon a separation between back-stage and front-stage activities. Services deal with front interactions, production and manufacturing with back-stage operations. Teboul uses this distinction to systematically explore the important issues of the field.
Toward a New Definition of Services Services: The Front-Stage Experience The Service Triangle The Service-Intensity Matrix Finding and Keeping the Fit The Three Movements of Quality Balancing Supply and Demand From Industrial to Professional Services Managing the Change Process Conclusion
