Why "service"?

Stephen L. Vargo, Robert F. Lusch

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Abstract

"Service-dominant logic" appears to have found resonance in the marketing community since its introduction as the evolving, "new dominant logic" in the Journal of Marketing (Vargo and Lusch 2004a, Journal of Marketing, 68, 1-17 (January)). But, on occasion, so has the question of whether the concept "service" captures the essence of the new logic. This article addresses the role of "service" as the heart of value-creation, exchange, markets, and marketing, as well as its considerable implications for research, practice, societal well-being, and public policy. The purposes are both to clarify the issues and to foster the continuing dialog around the service-dominant logic for marketing, as well as for other disciplines.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)25-38
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of the Academy of Marketing Science
Volume36
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008

Keywords

  • New dominant logic
  • S-D logic
  • Service marketing
  • Service-dominant logic

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Business and International Management
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Marketing

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