Understanding the dynamics of the value chain

The year was 1985. Michael Porter of the Harvard Business School published his business best-selling book, Competitive Advantage. It was touted at the time as "the most influential management book of the past quarter century." In that book, Porter introduced the concept of the value chain,...

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Main Author: Presutti, William D.
Other Authors: Mawhinney, John
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, 2013.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:2013 digital library.
Supply and operations management collection.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • List of illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • The value chain revisited
  • The value chain's impact on competitiveness and profitability
  • Boundarylessness and the value chain
  • Enablers of effective value chain management
  • Organization-wide variable pay: the missing link in managing the value chain
  • Corporate social responsibility and the value chain
  • References
  • Index.