The value net : a tool for competitive strategy / Cinzia Parolini

Includes bibliographical references and index

1. The new economics of value-creating systems -- 1.1. A schema for interpreting current changes -- 1.2. Developments at the level of competitive systems -- 1.3. Evolution at company level: from enterprises to value-creating systems -- 1.4. Environmental developments and the evolution of managerial disciplines -- 2. The value net -- 2.1. Value-creating systems -- 2.2. The value net: a tool for the analysis of value-creating systems -- 2.3. The elements of the value net model -- 2.4. The classification of activities -- 3. The meaning of value -- 3.1. The meaning of 'value' in value net methodology -- 3.2. Possible meanings of net value for customers -- 3.3. Absolute net value received by customers -- 3.4. Differential net value received by customers -- 3.5. Value provided and market-perceived value -- 4. Using the value net -- 4.1. Industry analysis: overcoming the limitations of traditional models -- 4.2. Structural analysis of the nodes in a value-creating system -- 4.3. The fundamental steps in value net analysis