For Thai Farmers Bank's billionaire boss Banthoon Lamsam, it means only one thing: Build a service-oriented staff.
Furthermore, if China is to transition to a more service-oriented economy, as it wants to do, it will have to have better-trained workers for that.
She took time off to stay home with their children (they split their time between California and Hawaii) and adopted, as she calls it, a "service-oriented" role in the house.
If the king does succeed in transforming Jordan into a regional, service-oriented business hub, it won't be a first for a small, resource-poor country.
The key to eliciting proactive service was a goal-oriented approach that connected pride in service and the achievement of international service awards.
If Jordan succeeds in its aim to be a regional, service-oriented business hub, says Abdullah, it will be following the lead of Singapore and Ireland.
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Company officials believe that by raising the expectations of Chinese customers, Caterpillar can steer China's equipment industry toward a new business model that favors Caterpillar's service-oriented approach.
Culturally conservative, strongly religious, family-oriented and with a long and distinguished tradition of service in America's armed forces, Hispanics are natural Republicans.
To a large part, the success of airlines, hotels and restaurants, retailers, and other service-oriented categories is dependent on the people on the front lines.
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However, the effort to attract more service-oriented businesses faces stiff competition from the nearby office market of Hong Kong, a long-established international financial capital.
El Salvador is one of only five countries in all of Latin America with an investment-grade economy, and after more than 15 years of conservative, market-oriented political leadership, it is starting to build a viable and competitive industrial and service sector.
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For organizations not so service-oriented, attempts to detach processes from IT systems may be as painful as ripping off a fresh bandage.
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