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Book SynopsisThe end of the nineteenth century saw the construction of the vertically integrated value chains that came to define modern business. The end of the twentieth century witnessed their deconstruction. In industries across the economy, markets are intruding on the web of proprietary arrangements that have held these chains together.
Trade Review"This is a very interesting and thought-provoking read." --Supply Management, 1st March 2001
Table of ContentsContributors vii
Series Preface xi
1 The Deconstruction of Integrated Value Chains: Practical and Conceptual Challenges 1
Rudi K. F. Bresser, Dieter Heuskel, Robert D. Nixon
Section I: Antecedents and Outcomes of Value Chain Deconstruction 23
2 Product and Process Technological Change and the Adoption of Modular Organizational Forms 25
Melissa A. Schilling, Cassandra E. Vasco
3 Managing the Unmanageable – Strategic Balancing in Industries Characterized by Encompassing Change 51
Maria Bengtsson, Carin Holmquist
4 Hidden in Plain Sight: Hybrid Diversification, Economic Performance, and “Real Options” in Corporate Strategy 77
Michael E. Raynor
5 The Virtual Reconstruction of Value Chains: Complementary Process Innovation in the Biopharmaceutical Industry 107
Frank T. Rothaermel
6 Development Webs: A New Paradigm for Product Development 135
Nancy Staudenmayer, Mary Tripsas, Christopher Tucci
7 Playing to Win: The Role of Competitive Disruption and Aggressiveness 163
Walter J. Ferrier
8 Dealing with Deconstruction 191
Sebastian Ehrensberger, Frank Opelt, Harald Rubner, Armin Schmiedeberg
9 Strategies for Unstructured Competitive Environments: Using Scarce Resources to Create New Markets 201
James A. Robins, Margarethe F. Wiersema
Section II: Knowledge and Competitive Advantage 221
10 Knowledge Characteristics and Competitive Advantage: An Empirical Investigation 223
Susan K. McEvily, Bala Chakravarthy
11 Deconstructing a Knowledge-Based Advantage: Rent Generation, Rent Appropriation, and “Performance” in Investment Banking 245
Aya S. Chacar, Russell W. Coff
12 Competitive Advantage from Knowledge Spillovers: Implications of the Network Economy 267
Brian McGrath, Rita Gunther McGrath
13 Young Firm Growth: An Analysis of Strategy and Context 289
Stewart Thornhill, Raphael Amit
Index 309
