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Publication date: 31 August 2017

Kisoon Hyun and Junyeop Lee

This paper examines the network dynamics of the cross-border trades utilizing Social Network Analysis (SNA) based on data obtained from the WTO-OECD Trade in Value Added database…

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This paper examines the network dynamics of the cross-border trades utilizing Social Network Analysis (SNA) based on data obtained from the WTO-OECD Trade in Value Added database from 2000-2011. The main results of this paper are as follows: regarding the top 10 in-degree centrality industries, industries in China, Germany, and the U.S. have emerged as the largest importers of foreign value added, implying that the global production network is dominated by two different types of industries. The first type includes processing and assembling functions in China and Germany. The other type of industry involves foreign value added largely for domestic final demand in the U.S. Secondly, there are also two types of brokerage roles. U.S. industries are operating in a liaison role, while Chinese and German industries are mostly operating as coordinator or gatekeeper. Thirdly, manufacturing industries in China and Germany which have emerged as higher in-degree centrality incur a large portion of their value added from the logistics industry. This suggests that those leading industries with the highest characteristics of hubness in the global production network cannot sustain their network status without efficient utilization of the logistics industry.

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Journal of International Logistics and Trade, vol. 15 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1738-2122

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Publication date: 14 May 2018

Suthikorn Kingkaew and Sven Dahms

The purpose of this paper is to understand the impact of network relationship strength and subsidiary initiatives on the headquarters value added and performance in foreign-owned…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to understand the impact of network relationship strength and subsidiary initiatives on the headquarters value added and performance in foreign-owned subsidiaries.

Design/methodology/approach

This study is based on survey data collected from foreign-owned subsidiaries located in Thailand. The authors use symmetric structured equation modelling partial least squared (SEM-PLS) and asymmetric fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) techniques to analyse the data.

Findings

The authors found that intra-organisational relationship strength is one of the key determinants for high headquarter value added. They also found that headquarter value added plays a crucial role in explaining subsidiary performance. The role of subsidiary initiatives seem overall less pronounced than initially thought.

Originality/value

The originality of this study lies in the conceptual framework based on networks and subsidiary initiatives. This is one of the few studies that empirically tests headquarters value-added determinants in subsidiaries located in an emerging market. Furthermore, the authors use SEM-PLS and fsQCA to look beyond more commonly tested symmetric associations.

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Review of International Business and Strategy, vol. 28 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2059-6014

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Publication date: 3 March 2016

luai Jraisat

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how network perspective can be used to determine the importance of key dimensions of network in driving firm's performance within an…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how network perspective can be used to determine the importance of key dimensions of network in driving firm's performance within an Agri-Food Value Chain (AFVC). It aims to analyze how factors of network and value added tasks have an impact on firm’s performance in the context of agri-food sector

Design/methodology/approach

This research employs a quantitative method. Based on an illustrative empirical case, the research tests a simple variance-based reflective Structural Equation Model (SEM) with main effects based on a sample of 200 firms within AFVC in Jordan.

Findings

The results identify the high-order factors of business networks and demonstrate the role of network perspective on firm’s performance, acting as the main strategy to improve long-term business in AFVC. The results show that firm's performance is mostly driven by the three key factors of network (actors, resources and activities), as well as by the four levels of value added tasks (form, time, place and possession).

Research limitations/implications

This research has important implications for different level managers at firms. By understanding the various factors that are most important between partners at the firm level and between firms in a network, managers can focus their efforts on these factors in order to foster successful long term businesses and their performances. We further provide some managerial recommendations for more effective management of AFVC in terms of leveraging firm's performance.

Originality/value

This is one of few studies that investigate factors of network in value chain firms. The results show that the network perspective can link both the key factors of network and the levels of value added tasks for better firm's performance in AFVC.

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Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, vol. 28 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1355-5855

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Publication date: 31 December 2000

David Phillips

The Internet is a multi‐channel distributor of data, information and knowledge. Information has value. It is becoming a separate entity to people and artefacts and is taking on…

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The Internet is a multi‐channel distributor of data, information and knowledge. Information has value. It is becoming a separate entity to people and artefacts and is taking on the mantle of a commodity. Information affects the value chain and, in the network of networks known as the Internet, information management is an important corporate function. The value of information will decline as the volume of it increases, and it will gain added advantage when endorsed by trusted channels. Without valued information, the value of products is low to non‐existent. Ethics in the provision, management and protection of information is now an important, if not pivotal, management function.

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Journal of Communication Management, vol. 5 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1363-254X

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Publication date: 1 May 1990

Peter N.C. Cooke

Motor manufacturers have begun to change theirway of thinking within their dealership networks;the new development of the provision ofassociated services by the…

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Motor manufacturers have begun to change their way of thinking within their dealership networks; the new development of the provision of associated services by the manufacturers themselves is described within the framework of value‐added strategies for the marketing function. Services in the automotive industry are listed and their costs and benefits analysed. The implications of a value‐added strategy are discussed.

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International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, vol. 20 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0960-0035

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Publication date: 2 August 2013

Shibashish Chakraborty and Kalyan Sengupta

The study is designed to explore the drivers of customer satisfaction of leading mobile network providers in a high‐growth market like Kolkata a metropolitan city in India.

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Purpose

The study is designed to explore the drivers of customer satisfaction of leading mobile network providers in a high‐growth market like Kolkata a metropolitan city in India.

Design/methodology

A framework was developed based on earlier study of eminent researchers pertinent to customer satisfaction of mobile network providers in Germany, France, Korea, Canada, the USA and Greece. The construct flexibility was considered as a new determinant for customer satisfaction. For this data were collected from 277 respondents and pertinent analysis were made using multivariate techniques.

Findings

The study finds that generic requirements, price, and flexibility are major drivers of customer satisfaction of mobile network providers and brand wise relevance of these key determinants.

Research limitations/implications

The fixed line telephone directory was the sampling frame, and all the respondents considered in the survey had a fixed line but there are situations where customer subscribes only to mobile phones. It is also necessary to study other metropolitan cities of India to validate the results we have obtained for Kolkata. Originality/value – The current research has taken into account new driver of customer satisfaction in a high‐growth market and this is the first study on drivers of customer satisfaction of leading mobile network providers in the city of Kolkata, India.

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Journal of Advances in Management Research, vol. 10 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0972-7981

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Publication date: 1 June 1995

Stanley E. Fawcett and Stanley A. Fawcett

Suggests that much of the competitive dilemma experienced by US andEuropean firms in recent years is a result of a persistent failure tomanage the firm as a cohesive value‐added…

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Suggests that much of the competitive dilemma experienced by US and European firms in recent years is a result of a persistent failure to manage the firm as a cohesive value‐added system. The complexity of the interactions among the firm′s value‐added abilities underlies this challenge of integrating the firm′s value‐added activities. Presents a paradigm of the firm that provides both a rationale and a starting point for the integration of the firm′s value‐added materials management activities. Suggests a framework, the essence of which is that customer value is added by the functional areas only when consistency exists among decisions made in each of four major decision areas. Addresses information and measurement issues as facilitators which link the decisions areas and bridge the gaps among the functional areas.

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International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, vol. 25 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0960-0035

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Publication date: 31 October 2011

Arto Ojala and Pasi Tyrväinen

The purpose of this paper is to examine value networks in cloud computing. It demonstrates the kinds of value offered by such networks to firms within a given network, and

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine value networks in cloud computing. It demonstrates the kinds of value offered by such networks to firms within a given network, and considers how and why the network may change over time.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper reports on a longitudinal case study, including a total of seven semi‐structured open‐ended interviews, conducted with five informants from the case firm.

Findings

It was found that cooperation in value networks provides not merely financial benefits, but also knowledge, among other intangible benefits. Value networks should be evaluated as a whole, since there may be indirect connections – i.e. the value comes not directly from customers, but through the partners in the network. The study also shows the dynamic nature of value networks, as illustrated by changes in a network that were based on transformations in the market environment, and on product development.

Originality/value

This paper contributes to an understanding of value networks and their dynamics, and of cloud computing. In addition, the paper looks at a value network in cloud computing from the service provider's point of view – an aspect that has been neglected in previous studies.

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Journal of Business Strategy, vol. 32 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0275-6668

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Publication date: 15 June 2012

Heiko Gebauer, Mikael Johnson and Bo Enquist

The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of organisational capabilities (dynamic and operational) in the formation of value networks in the context of public transport…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of organisational capabilities (dynamic and operational) in the formation of value networks in the context of public transport services.

Design/methodology/approach

The theoretical argument is substantiated with qualitative data from four narratives on value network formations in the Swiss public transport system. These four narratives cover two types of new value networks: incremental improvements in established value networks; and radical leaps in emerging value networks.

Findings

These two types of new value networks entail the co‐evolution of different dynamic and operational capabilities.

Research limitations/implications

The study is limited by the qualitative research approach.

Practical implications

Public transport operators can utilise the findings on organisational capabilities to guide incremental improvements in their existing value network and/or radical leaps into an emerging value network.

Social implications

Governments should not only seek to increase transport capacity, but also aim to develop value networks to enhance public transport service experiences.

Originality/value

The paper applies value‐network thinking to public transport services. It offers a comprehensive framework to help organisations manage the formation of value networks. The results provide testable propositions that can be used to guide future research.

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Publication date: 1 March 1993

Andrew Bird, Tom Blaney and John Burton

Data communications is a relatively neglected topic, which issurprising as it offers the infrastructural platform that can help toprovide organizations with flexibility and…

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Data communications is a relatively neglected topic, which is surprising as it offers the infrastructural platform that can help to provide organizations with flexibility and responsiveness. DataComms 2000 explores the business themes and issues, and technology drivers and focus that will shape the industry. Explores the perspectives of a range of different actors.

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Information Management & Computer Security, vol. 1 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0968-5227

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