Beware of Service Sweethearting

January 16, 2014

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A new study led by two Florida State University marketing professors finds that employees who work repeatedly with clients or vendors may develop "service sweethearting" tendencies. The term service service sweethearting describes the behavior of employees who engage in special rule-bending or even fraud. Though sweethearting is most prevalent in the hospitality industry, the potential...

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