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instrumental value  

Definition

  • Instrumental value refers to the value that something has in virtue of its being conducive to something else of value. As such, to value something instrumentally is to value it as a means to some other end. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Instrumental Value]

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