International services marketing: an integrative assessment of the literature国际化服务行业市场营销：综合文献分析

• Published in: The Service industries journal Vol. 42; no. 3-4; pp. 225 - 248
• Main Authors: Hofer, Katharina Maria, Knight, Gary
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Routledge 12.03.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: International services; literature assessment; Marketing; research agenda; services marketing; 国际服务行业；服务市场营销；文献分析；研究指引
• ISSN: 0264-2069; 1743-9507
• DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2020.1862091

Despite the considerable importance of the services sector in international marketing, scholarly research in the area is limited and unsystematic. This article examines the domain and literature of international services marketing in 41 academic journals from 1999 to 2018 and provides a future research agenda. The investigation reveals 942 published articles, or approximately 2% of all articles published in the journals during the period. Research in the area is under-represented, particularly in premier journals. Scholarly use of theories, models, and other theoretical perspectives is relatively sparse. We devise an integrative summary of thematic areas and contrast this with the revealed literature. After identifying the top publication outlets for recent research, we highlight the most salient theoretical perspectives and thematic areas. This article identifies gaps in the literature, proposes a research agenda, and specifies avenues for advancing scholarship in international services marketing.