Rethinking Service Systems and Public Policy: A Transformative Refugee Service Experience Framework

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Journal Article
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Publisher
SAGE Publications
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Language
en
Date
2021
Authors
Boenigk S
Fisk R
Kabadayi S
Alkire L
Cheung L
Corus C
Kreimer A
Luca N
Omeira M
Paul P
Abstract

The global refugee crisis is a complex humanitarian problem. Service researchers can assist in solving this crisis because refugees are immersed in complex human service systems. Drawing on marketing, sociology, transformative service, and consumer research literature, this study develops a Transformative Refugee Service Experience Framework to enable researchers, service actors, and public policy makers to navigate the challenges faced throughout a refugee’s service journey. The primary dimensions of this framework encompass the spectrum from hostile to hospitable refugee service systems and the resulting suffering or well-being in refugees’ experiences. The authors conceptualize this at three refugee service journey phases (entry, transition, and exit) and at three refugee service system levels (macro, meso, and micro) of analysis. The framework is supported by brief examples from a range of service-related refugee contexts as well as a Web Appendix with additional cases. Moreover, the authors derive a comprehensive research agenda from the framework, with detailed research questions for public policy and (service) marketing researchers. Managerial directions are provided to increase awareness of refugee service problems; stimulate productive interactions; and improve collaboration among public and nonprofit organizations, private service providers, and refugees. Finally, this work provides a vision for creating hospitable refugee service systems.

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Boenigk S, Fisk R, Kabadayi S, Alkire L, Cheung L, Corus C, Finsterwalder J, Kreimer A, Luca N, Omeira M, Paul P, Santos M, Smidt N (2021). Rethinking Service Systems and Public Policy: A Transformative Refugee Service Experience Framework. Journal of Public Policy and Marketing. 40(2). 165-183.
Keywords
refugee crisis, transformative service research, hostile vs. hospitable refugee service systems, refugee service journey, refugee service experience, public policy
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ANZSRC fields of research
Fields of Research::35 - Commerce, management, tourism and services::3506 - Marketing::350605 - Marketing management (incl. strategy and customer relations)
Fields of Research::35 - Commerce, management, tourism and services::3506 - Marketing::350611 - Service marketing
Fields of Research::35 - Commerce, management, tourism and services::3506 - Marketing::350601 - Consumer behaviour
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