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Understanding the Dynamics of the Value Chain

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ISBN-10: 1606494503

ISBN-13: 9781606494509

Edition: 2013

Authors: Jr. William, John R. Mawhinney

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In his book Competitive Advantage, published in 1985, Michael Porter introduced the concept of the value chain, "a systematic way of examining all activities a firm performs and how they interact, (necessary) for analyzing the sources of competitive advantage." Thinking of a firm as a series of horizontal and vertical linkages forced from out of the shadows the silo mentality within which firms operated and to which business schools subscribed. Unfortunately value chain thinking is still not as pervasive as it needs to be and a silo mentality continues to permeate much of contemporary business culture. Moreover there is a dearth of contemporary literature available on value chains to combat…    
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Book details

List price: $14.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Publication date: 2/28/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 127
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English