Society information

http://www.reser.net/

The European Association for REsearch on SERvices

RESER is the premier international association for service research

RESER is a network of research groups and individuals active in services research and policy formulation, mainly located in European countries. The Association was established in 1988 at a time when service employment and industries were under-researched and there was a limited understanding of the role that services played in economic and social restructuring. RESER members come from diverse disciplinary backgrounds: economics, management sciences, geography, sociology, psychology, political sciences and planning.

RESER organises an annual international conference with a specific theme, but the meetings are open to all papers that explore various aspects of services.

Objectives

Conduct of joint research on services across Europe and elsewhere;

Promote research on services as key to understanding economic activity;
Develop new methods of statistical analysis and measurement of services;
Provide policy and economic decision makers with reports and analyses related to the development of services and to their role and impact.

Major Research Areas

Globalisation, international trade, outsourcing
Knowledge, innovation and ICT
Employment, skills, training
Productivity and service macroeconomics
Markets, quality, prices, regulations
Service management, networks and marketing
Non-market services, new public management
Territorial, urban and regional studies of services
Structural change and tertiarisation processes
Public-private partnerships and services provision