Service-Dominant Logic: A Missing Link in Servitization Research?

AbstractParallel to the evolving literature on servitization, the notion of service-dominant (S-D) logic has evolved as a perspective on marketing. The research fields of servitization and S-D logic have mainly developed separately, even though they are highly relevant to each other. Combining these fields creates a framework that contributes to an improved theoretical basis for servitization. We argue that S-D logic can be seen as a missing link in servitization research and we discuss three implications for theory and practice; (1) a definition of servitization, (2) a foundational service business logic to guide servitization, and (3) a holistic view of servitization.KeywordsService-dominant logicServitizationBusiness logicService transitionServices