NFS 2025

Programma NFS 2025

Monday, 9 June 2025

6.30-8.30 pm

Registration – Gran Hotel Vesuvio, Sorrento

7.00-8.30 pm

Welcome aperitif – Gran Hotel Vesuvio, Sorrento

Tuesday, 10 June 2025

8.00-8.30 am

Welcome and Registration

Plenary Sessions

Smeraldo Room

8.30-8.45 am

Opening Ceremony

Francesco Polese University of Salerno & Cristina Mele – University of Naples ‘Federico II’

8.45-9.30 am

Service-Dominant Logic: Updates and extensions

Stephen L. Vargo – University of Oklahoma

9.30-10.10 am

The caring Turn in Service Research

Cristina Mele – University of Naples ‘Federico II’

10.10-10.55 am

Robotics and AI: The Future is Now

Bruno Siciliano University of Naples ‘Federico II’

10.55-11.25 am

COFFEE BREAK

Parallel sessions

11.25-12.45 am

Smeraldo Room

Turchese Room

Topazio Room

Session n. 1

Circular Economy (1)

Chair: Jonatan Baker

Session n. 2

AI & Ecosystem

Chair: Valtteri Kaartemo

Session n. 3

Public Services (1)

Chair: Gennaro Maione

Fehrer J., Brodie R., Webster K., Baker J., Husted K., and Pascucci S.

Heuristics shaping theories shaping heuristics: Theorizing the circular economy

Kaartemo V., Helmer J., Nenonen S., Schepis D., and Storbacka K.

GenAI as a Driver of Service System Transformation

Hogg J., and Chakravarty D.

Governmental promotional agencies foster sustainable institutional innovation and its diffusion in a start-up service ecosystem

Åberg S., and Storbacka K.

Staying with the Trouble: Embedding Organizations in Ecological Systems for Sustainability

Schmidt R., Alt R., and Zimmermann A.

Platform Shifts in the AI Era: Value Creation Dynamics in Assistant Platform Ecosystems - A Case Study of ChatGPT

Bosco G., Riccardi V., D’Amore R., and Calabrese M.

Bias mitigation within AI for Smart City Applications: A Systematic Literature Review

Jaakkola E., Närvänen E., Panina E., Mesiranta N., and Mattila M.

Conceptualizing Circular Economy Experience 

Flaig A., and Stoopendahl P.

What value exactly? Investigating the value creation of Emerging Artificial Intelligence

Suh J., Ahn S.S., and Yang K.

Case Study of Geomexsoft for Digital Twins for Smart City Emergency Management

Hanssen M.

Redefining Customer Roles Through Circular Business Models: A Typology Approach

Weiss P.

Building Engagement Systems Using Generative Ai and Service Dominant Architecture: A Multi- Level Service System Design Perspective

Manetti S., and Troisi O.

Digital Technologies in Public Service Ecosystem: How Might They Better Enabling Value Co-Creation for Service Users and Communities?

12.45-1.45 pm

LUNCH BREAK

Plenary Session

Smeraldo Room

1.45-2.45 pm

Innovation as a Matter of Care

Chair: Kristina Heinonen

Kristina Heinonen – Consumer Sensemaking of Innovation in Care

Dominik Mahr – Inclusive Innovation: Digital Voice for Vulnerable Customers

Per Skålén – Innovation of Services as Value Co-Creation Practices

Kaj Storbacka – Market Innovation: Perspectives on Market Formation and Transformation

Parallel sessions

2.45-3.45 pm

Smeraldo Room

Turchese Room

Topazio Room

Corallo Room

Session n. 4

Service Research (1)

Chair: Debora Sarno

Session n. 5

Experiencing vulnerability

Chair: Michael Ehret

Session n. 6

Service Ecosystem (1)

Chair: Alessia Anzivino

Special Session


Service Research –
About and Through VR

Dominik Mahr, Roberta Di Palma and Jonas Heller

Vink J.

Cultivating Institutional Compossibility: Protecting a Plurality of Logics in Service Ecosystem Design

Nemoto Y., Hara K., Okumura H., and Nagayoshi M.

Vulnerable Consumers and Service System Reconstruction: Insights from School Refusal and Social Reintegration

Troisi O., Maione G., Grimaldi M., and De Cristofaro C.

Competing through servitization in the Circular Economy Era

Pels J., Kaartemo V., and Sarno D.

Change of Era as a novel change-related concept in marketing

Lorenz M., Hall K.L., Marti C., Jaramillo S., and Fennell P.

Value Co-Creation or Destruction? FLE Responses to Perceived Customer Vulnerability in Service Ecosystems

Anzivino A., Caridà A., Melia M., and Sebastiani R.

Cross-Sector Partnerships in Sport for Development and Peace: A Transformative Service Research Perspective

Braathen P.

Situating Service-Dominant Logic within Process Philosophy

Burggraf S.

Beyond Customer Captivity: Flourishing in Captive Service Settings

Zamora-Ramos M.R., Díaz-Méndez M., Chamorro-Mera A. and Zúñiga-Espinosa N.A.

Student Value Co-creation Behaviour: Driving Collaborative Innovation in the Higher Education Service Ecosystem through Living Labs

3.45-4.10 pm

COFFEE BREAK

4.10-5.30 pm

Smeraldo Room

Turchese Room

Topazio Room

Session n. 7

Service Practices

Chair: Per Skålén

Session n. 8

Market Shaping (1)

Chair: Julia Fehrer

Session n. 9

Service Actors

Chair: David Sörhammar

Skålén P., and Kristensson P.

Management advice following services-as-practices

Olododo S., Macdonald E., and Makhmadshoev D.

The growth of African-founded digital platform-based firms: A market-shaping perspective

Uverov N.

Visioning for sustainability transitions: Anticipatory agency of intermediaries

Lugmair N., Wilga M., Posselt T., and Roth A.

Exploring Actors in Service Ecosystems: Factors for Shaping Value Co-Creation Practices

Fehrer J., Polson D., Bösch R., Kemper J.A., and Terveen N.

Imagining circular futures: Prospective sense-giving in circular service ecosystem design

Gidhagen M., Helkkula A., Sörhammar D., and Tronvoll B.

Revisiting Parasocial Interaction in the Age of Generative AI: Characterizing Digital Experiences and Value Creation in Service Ecosystems

Norrgrann A.

Nicki Minaj or K-pop? A practice-theoretical exploration of dance class instructors’ use of music in staging experiencescapes

Baker J., and Nenonen S.

Shaping sustainable markets: The dynamics of prototypical and goal-based evaluations

Liewendahl H., Heinonen K., and Stigzelius T.

Frontline Employees’ Operational Alignment with Sustainability Promises

Yildiz M., Francu R.E., van Riel A., and Lemmink J.

Elevating Innovation: Social Dynamics at the Heart of New Service Development

Koskela-Huotari K., Huisman C.J., Nenonen S., and Kjellberg H.

Untangling Tensions in Market Shaping for Sustainability: A Paradox Approach

Di Palma R., Mahr D., Hilken T., Heller J., and Beausaert S.

Using Virtual Reality to Reimagine Service Recovery Training for Frontline Employees

7.00 pm

Social Dinner

Via IV Novembre n.36 (Punta Lagno), Massalubrense (NA)

Wednesday, 11 June 2025

Parallel sessions

8.30-9.50 am

Smeraldo Room

Turchese Room

Topazio Room

Session n. 10

Wellbeing

Chair: Irene Di Bernardo

Session n. 11

Brand

Chair: Jonas Holmqvist

Session n. 12

Service Ecosystem (2)

Chair: Peter Ekman

Zimbatu A.

Overcoming the wellbeing slump: The role of time perception and anticipation in extended service experiences

Doull O., and Bertola L.

Exploring Jungian Themes for Service Branding - the Psyche of Italian Rock Band Måneskin

Shoji M., Soga H., and Shinohara T.

Investigation into international Trade Assistance from Local Governments: Service ecosystem view

Di Bernardo I., Mele C., Russo Spena T., Heinonen K. Wetzels M., and Wetzels R.

Framing Well-Being in Service and Marketing: A Comparative and Interdisciplinary perspective

Morioka K.

A Systematic Review on Brand Value Co-Creation: Its Scientific Evolution

Törnros R., Ekman P., and Röndell J.

A literature review on the role of public actors in service ecosystems: enablers or limiters in marketing shaping?

Vaes S., Di Bernardo I., Fleissig J., Gallan A., Maris A., and Talaat D.

Help, I’m Lost: The Impact of Phygital Care Experiences on Well-Being

Kanda M.

Sustainable Brand Engagement and Value Co-creation: A Service-Dominant Logic Perspective

Ekman P., and Röndell J.

Startups and Incumbent Firms Collaboration for Service Ecosystem Transformation

Baker N., Wieland H., Pels J., Baker J., Nariswari A., and Karpen I.

Service Systems at the Intersection of Marketing and Wellbeing Research

Holmqvist J.

Ethical Luxury Services: A Conceptualization

Findsrud R., Braathen P., and Hanssen M.

Conceptualizing the actor in Service Dominant Logic: A hierarchy of performability

Plenary Sessions

Smeraldo Room

9.50-10.30 am

A Critical and Ontological Comment on ‘Care’ in Service Research

Eric Arnould Aalto University Business School

10.30-11.00 am

COFFEE BREAK

Plenary Session

Smeraldo Room

11.00 am-

12.10 pm

Robots & Care

Chair: Cristina Mele

• Hidenobu Sumioka Human-like robot for older people with dementia and care staff toward all-stakeholder-centered care

• Dominik Mahr Service Robots in theirs Ecosystem: the impact of HIRO-Chan on staff well-being in dementia care

• Tiziana Russo Spena & Cristina Mele Caring practices, Robotcare and Well-being

• Jochen Wirtz GenAI Meets Service Robots: The Promise of LLMs, LBMs, and Agentic AI in Physical Service Encounters

Parallel sessions

12.10-1.30 pm

Smeraldo Room

Turchese Room

Topazio Room

Session n. 13

Service Research

Chair: Bard Tronvoll

Session n. 14

Engagement

Chair: Lorena Blasco

Session n. 15

Technologies & Service

Chair: Michael Ehret

Wetzels R., Wetzels M., and Grewal D.

Mapping the Evolution of the Topical Landscape of the Service Research Domain: A Novel Mixed-Method Review Approach

Blasco-Arcas L., Thongborisute J., Alexander M., and Kastanakis M.

Exploring Platform Dynamic Roles through Customer Engagement Behaviors: A Conceptual Perspective

Walletzký L., Mlátilíková A., Carrubbo L., Schwarzová Z., and Procházka P.

Agile Management in Research Laboratory Focused on Service Systems

Skålén P., and Sahhar Y.

Why and how should service researchers care about goods

Le M., Willmott T., Conduit J., Karpen I., Plewa C., Kleinaltenkamp M., and Jaakkola E.

Collective Engagement Towards Social Purpose: Scale Development and Validation

Paavola L.

Datafication in retailing: A longitudinal study of industry transformation

Tronvoll B., and Braathen P.

Future Agenda for Service Ecosystems Research

Aghayi K.

Click to read further: The role of trust in consumer engagement with Generative-AI content

Koponen J., Salin L., Herkama S., and Spitzberg B.

Middle managers’ digital communication competence in leading remotely working service people

Siltaloppi J., Wieland H., Peters L., Winklhofer H., Ramadan N., and Temerak M.S.

The multidimensional nature of algorithmic power: How digital platforms restructure service assemblages

Karam E.

Service Robot Engagement (SRE) in the UK Hospitality Sector

Ehret M.

The constitution of service contracts - Insights from blockchain constitutions

1.30-2.30 pm

LUNCH BREAK

Plenary Session

Smeraldo Room

2.30-3.30 pm

Service Research: Ecosystem and Environmental Care

Chair: Anu Helkkula

• Elina Jaakkola Why Care? Unleashing service research for a more circular world

• Suvi Nenonen What is worth caring? Shaping markets for various facets of sustainability

• Anu Helkkula The symbiotic relationship of our internal and external ecosystems

• Kaisa Koskela-Huotari Caring for Contestation: Plurality of Perceived Value Outcomes and Their Consequences for Sustainability Interventions

3.30-4.00 pm

COFFEE BREAK

Parallel sessions

4.00- 5.20 pm

Smeraldo Room

Turchese Room

Topazio Room

Session n. 16

Care (1)

Chair: Roberta Sebastiani

Session n. 17

Service Ecosystem (3)

Chair: Adrianne Schäfer

Session n. 18

Emotions & Experience

Chair: Marialuisa Saviano

Gallan A., Jarvis C.B., and Niraj R.

Both Sides Now: What Health Care Service Providers Learn from Being a Patient

Stieger R., Meierhofer J., Schäfer A., Baumgartner C., Strebel M.

Social Value Creation by Smart Services

Engilbertsson H., and Hulten B.

Multisensory Embodied Experience Design: A Framework for Value Creation Beyond Five-Sense Stimulation

Bove L., and Gruen T.

Encouraging Customers to Care for and Help Other Customers

Shoji M., Taguchi T., Kikuchi K., and Inoue T.

The dynamics and design of service ecosystems in a changing environment

Saviano M., Verderese D., Di Vernieri A., and Corrado M.G.

Reducing information asymmetry on agri-food products through multi-sensory marketing: a systems’ thinking-based S-D logic contribution

Anzivino A., Sebastiani R., and Alkire L.

The evolution of healthcare service ecosystem: a STS approach

Kosheleva K. Storbacka K., and Fehrer J.

Conceptualizing Dialectical Market Emergence in A Visual Arts Ecosystem

Arsenovic J., and Samuelsson P.

Shame on You for Shaming Me Once: The Effects of Employee-Provoked Self-Conscious Emotions on Customer Service Experiences

Ehrenthal J., and Gruen T.

From Caregiving to Empowerment: Foundations of Transforming Care Ecosystems with Physical AI

Sergianni C., Tregua M., and Elmi F.

Reframing the Value Proposition of Public Service through AI Virtual Assistants

Saviano M., Barile P., and Di Vernieri A.

Emotions as Catalysts in Service System Care: Evolving the VSA Framework to Meet Future Challenges

7.30 pm

Gala dinner & awards– Villa Silvana via Correale, 16/18 Sorrento (NA)

Thursday, 12 June 2025

Parallel sessions

8.45-10.05 am

Smeraldo Room

Turchese Room

Topazio Room

Session n. 19

Care (2)

Chair: Andrew Gallan

Session n. 20

Engagement & Journey

Chair: Michael Gidhagen

Session n. 21

Service technology (1)

Chair: Rainer Schmidt

Wirtz J., Caic M., Bateson J., Frank D.A., and Veflen N.

Healthy Older Adults’ Customer Experience: The Promise of Smart Technologies

Warg M., Burmeister M.A., and Gruhn V.

Service Perspectives on Lean management Strategies in Dynamic Networks

Schmidt R., Alt R., and Zimmermann A.

Towards federated service platform ecosystems: An analysis of Browser and GenAI platforms

McColl-Kennedy J., Baillie E.J., Willer F., and Zaki M.

Digital Transformation in Primary Health Care Service: Co-creating a digitaltech-humanness approach to care across actor groups in the service ecosystem

Gidhagen M., Sörhammar D., and Conduit J.

Institutional Response to Sustainability Initiatives: Collective Engagement Adjusting Service Ecosystems

Glaa B., and Dragisic S.P.

AI-Driven Sustainable Servitization

Ranieri A., Di Bernardo I., Mele C., Russo Spena T., and Wästlund E.

Escaping Pain, Embracing Play: Redesigning Pediatric Care through Flow and Service Experience

Vuorinen T., Makkonen H., Mouazan E., and Leipämaa-Leskinen H.

Unpacking Actor Engagement in Circular Economy Ecosystems: The Role of Motivations, Opportunities, and Abilities

Dacko S., Schmidt R., and Zimmermann A.

Does your energy provider really care? Lessons from applying a service-dominant logic lens and AI to Trustpilot reviews

Gallan A., Leroi-Werelds S.

Conceptual Development of Service Safety and Empirical Explorations in Health Care

Arkadan F., Macdonald E., and Wilson H.

Innovating customer journeys

Viljakainen A., Silmukari J., and Caic M.

Designing meaningful work in the transition towards Industry 5.0

Plenary Session

Smeraldo Room

10.05-11.15 am

Reimagining Human-Centered Care for Health and Community

Chair: Tiziana Russo Spena

• Janet McColl-Kennedy  A Digitaltech-humanness Approach to Care

• Andrew Gallan Learning from the Environment to Enhance Caring for Communities

• Linda Alkire Transformative Care: SDG-Driven Research to Uplift Underserved Communities

• Erik Wästlund Aiming for Impact: Co-Creating the Future of Digital Health

11.15-11.45 am

COFFEE BREAK

11.45-12.15 pm

Who's Caring? Old Roles, New Actors

Jaqueline Pels – Universidad Torcuato Di Tella

Parallel sessions

12.15 am-

13-35 pm

Smeraldo Room

Turchese Room

Topazio Room

Session n. 22

Market shaping (2)

Chair: Kaisa Koskela-Huotari

Session n. 23

Healthcare Ecosystem

Chair: Mara Grimaldi

Session n. 24

Service Technology (2)

Chair: Fabio Greco

Flaig A., Syväri M., and Nordberg-Davies S.

Sustainable Market-Shaping Strategies

Biscevic S., and Engström J.

Influencer-Follower Dynamics: Responsibility and Well-being

Russo S.P., and De Filippis R.

Investigating Acceptance of a Service Robot in Educational Service Contexts

Wilkinson A., Plewa C., and Baker J.

Market-shaping as a Theory: Conceptual Domain, Fundamental Propositions, and Future Research Agenda

Biffi A., Arata G., Bellini E., and Castellazzi S.

Humanizing Care: Aligning Logics and Identities for Healthcare Ecosystem Transition

Greco F., Russo Spena T., and Bifulco F.

Exploring Consumer Values in Healthy Food Delivery Services.

Helmer J., Hawa J., and Plewa C.

And action! – On the nature and underpinnings of market-shaping effort

Marticorena A.M., and Tostes M.

Co-creation of Public Value in the Cultural Sector

Bruno E.

MOOCs and AI: a Possible Perspective for the Phygital Learning Journey

Koskela-Huotari K., Vink J., and Lugmair N.

Shaping Market Systems Toward Sustainability: Insights from Service Ecosystem Design

Fux A., Carrubbo L., Gagliardi A.R., Benis A., Tamburis O., and Rozenes S.

A Unified Framework for Transforming Complex Healthcare Ecosystems

Clemente L., Iodice G., Sergianni C., and Bifulco F.

The Role of Digital Transformation in Shaping the Value Proposition of Benefit Corporations in cultural settings

Badr N.G., Carrubbo L. and Sorvillo G.

Accelerating Learning Healthcare Ecosystems: Proposed Framework

Takieddine C., and Lee H.H.

AI and Human Collaboration in Service Networks: Redefining Value Co-Creation and Organizational Roles

Plenary Sessions

Smeraldo Room

1.35-1.50 pm

Closing Session

Francesco Polese - University of Salerno, Cristina Mele - University of Naples ‘Federico II’, , Stephen L. Vargo, University of Oklahoma

1.50-2-50 pm

LUNCH BREAK

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