Final MGMT 1035: Week 12 Flashcards
Service Industry
Service Sector makes how much of the world’s GDP and Global employment?
making up two-thirds of global GDP
50% of global employment
Birthplace of the automobile industry
Detroit, led by Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors
What caused Detroit’s bankruptcy in 2013?
Social issues like poverty and inequality culminated
job losses and depopulation
What did Pittsburgh transfer to?
Steel to Healthcare
Which state was the centre of U.S. steel production, driving population and economic growth.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Steel boom was led by…
Andrew Carnegie, Founder of U.S. Steel Corporation
The big three global cities in the 1980s are..
New York, London, and Tokyo
Two main groups in Global cities?
- High-income earners: Professionals like bankers, lawyers, and consultants made a lot of money.
- Low-income workers: Support workers like cleaners, cooks, and childcare providers earned much less.
What is the Service Sector?
Is characterized by “non-material” activities such as transportation, a haircut, or hotel and restaurant visits intangible goods
How much bigger is the service sector compared to others?
- Twice as big as the industrial and manufacturing sectors combines 63.6% of global economy
Which country is the largest service sector worldwide?
US
Intangibility?
Services are not manufactured and can’t be transported from seller to buyer
What are the 5 I’s
Definiton of Services
- Intangibility
- Inseparability
- Inventory
- Inconsistency
- Involvement
Inseparability?
delivery and consumption of a service can’t be spilt up produced and consumed at the same time (can’t save a haircut for later)
Inventory
services can’t be stored for future use
Inconsistency
each service is unique (two haircuts are not the same)
Involvement
both service providers and consumers must participate in the service provision
How does the
Service Sector Impact the Environment?
o Transportation: Contributes over 14% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
o Tourism: Causes pollution and natural resource degradation
Example of a Service Industry that Pollutes?
Cruise;
200,000 gallons of sewage per week (about 10 small swimming pools).
1 million gallons of greywater per week (e.g., sink, shower, and laundry water).
How many deaths does o Shipping-related air pollution cause worldwide?
84,000 deaths annually worldwide
What other activities other than transportation, haircuts, hotels, and restaurants does the service sector consist of ?
quaternary and quinary activities
quaternary and quinary activities are heavily focussed on?
on knowledge, information, and decision-making
Quaternary Sector
knowledge-based part of the economy, focusing on information, innovation, and expertise.
Quinary Sector
top-level decision-making roles, often influencing large populations or entire countries
Offshoring
the location of productive facilities outside a firm’s home market, for the purpose of making goods to be sold in that home market
Primary difference between offshoring and outsourcing?
Primary difference is in corporate control so managing facilities in a foreign country