An idea or conclusion having general application.

The process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances.

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 Goods-dominat logic --> economic value is added through industrial processes, embedded in goods, distributed, and then realized in exchange in a transactional manner; that is, value-in-exchange.

Kowalkowski, C. (2010). What does a service-dominant logic really mean for manufacturing firms?. CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and technology, 3(4), 285-292.