Value Cocreation and Service Systems (Re)Formation: A Service Ecosystems View

Stephen L. Vargo () and Melissa Archpru Akaka ()
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Stephen L. Vargo: Shidler College of Business, University of Hawai`i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Melissa Archpru Akaka: Daniels College of Business, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado 80208

Service Science, 2012, vol. 4, issue 3, 207-217

Abstract: This article explores a service-dominant (S-D) logic, service-ecosystems approach to studying value cocreation and the (re)formation of service systems. We outline the central premises of S-D logic and elaborate the concept of a service ecosystem to propose a framework that focuses on resource integration as a central means for connecting people and technology within and among service systems. This ecosystems view emphasizes the social factors that influence, and are influenced by, service-for-service exchange. We draw on systems theory and a structurational model of technology to underscore the importance of networks of actors, as well as institutions--e.g., rules, social norms--as critical components of service systems. We argue that this service-ecosystems framework provides a robust and dynamic approach for studying resource integration, value cocreation, and the (re)formation of service systems, and provides important insights for systematically innovating service.

Keywords: theory and principles; transformation and innovation; value cocreation; service-dominant logic; resource integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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