Business Network Transformation
Strategies to Reconfigure Your Business Relationships for Competitive Advantage
1st Edition
Published on 10. April 2009
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-470-49414-1 (ISBN)
Description
In order to defend themselves against commoditization and disruptive innovation, leading companies are now gaining competitive advantage through networked business models and tapping into talent from outside their company. Rather than implementing rigid "built-to-last" processes, organizations are now constructing more fluid "built-to-adapt" networks in which each member focuses on its differentiation and relies increasingly on its partners, suppliers, and customers to provide the rest.
With contributions by the biggest names in business network transformation, this book offers cutting edge research and an in-depth exploration of critical topics such as customer value, supply networks, product leadership, global processes, operations, innovation, relationship management, and IT.
The book also provides practical guidance for successfully engaging in BNT, and is filled with illustrative case studies from some of the world's largest and most successful companies. It contains the vital information business leaders need to enable their companies to deliver faster innovation to customers at lower cost by sharing investments, assets, and ideas across their business networks. An essential resource for all business leaders, Business Network Transformation shows how to transform any business network to achieve competitive advantage and increase the bottom line.
All royalties from this book will be donated to the World Food Programme, the United Nations' frontline agency in the fight against global hunger, which reaches an average of 100 million people in 80 countries every year. www.wfp.org
With contributions by the biggest names in business network transformation, this book offers cutting edge research and an in-depth exploration of critical topics such as customer value, supply networks, product leadership, global processes, operations, innovation, relationship management, and IT.
The book also provides practical guidance for successfully engaging in BNT, and is filled with illustrative case studies from some of the world's largest and most successful companies. It contains the vital information business leaders need to enable their companies to deliver faster innovation to customers at lower cost by sharing investments, assets, and ideas across their business networks. An essential resource for all business leaders, Business Network Transformation shows how to transform any business network to achieve competitive advantage and increase the bottom line.
All royalties from this book will be donated to the World Food Programme, the United Nations' frontline agency in the fight against global hunger, which reaches an average of 100 million people in 80 countries every year. www.wfp.org
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Illustrations
Tables: 10 B&W, 0 Color; Exhibits: 10 B&W, 0 Color
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
513 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-49414-1 (9780470494141)
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Person
Jeffrey Word is the director of the Center for Business Network Transformation and vice president of Product Strategy for SAP. He is a visiting professor at Instituto de Empresa in Madrid, where he teaches courses in supply chain innovation and technology strategy. He is the coauthor of Essentials of Business Processes and Information Systems and SAP Netweaver for Dummies, both from Wiley.
Content
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
1 The Key to Competitive Advantage in Today's Global Bazaar: Transforming Your Business Network (Philip Lay ,Geoffrey Moore).
2 Business Network Transformation in Action (Marco Iansiti ,Ross Sullivan).
3 Creating Superior Customer Value in a Connected World (Mohanbir Sawhney, Ranjay Gulati).
4 Shrinking Core, Expanding Periphery: The Relational Architecture of High-Performing Organizations (Ranjay Gulati, David Kletter).
5 Product Leadership in a Network Era (N. Venkatraman).
6 Driving Collaborative Success in Global Process Networks (John Hagel III, John Seely Brown, Gautam Kasthurirangan).
7 Operational Excellence: The New Lever for Profitability and Competitive Advantage in a Networked World (Randall H. Russell).
8 Constructing and Managing Innovation in Business Networks (Henry Chesbrough).
9 The Value of Trust in Business Networks (Jeffrey H. Dyer).
10 The Role of IT in Business Network Transformation (Andrew McAfee).
11 Road Map to Transform Your Business Network (Philip Lay ,Geoffrey Moore).
Notes and References.
About the Authors.
Subject Index.
Company Index.
Introduction.
1 The Key to Competitive Advantage in Today's Global Bazaar: Transforming Your Business Network (Philip Lay ,Geoffrey Moore).
2 Business Network Transformation in Action (Marco Iansiti ,Ross Sullivan).
3 Creating Superior Customer Value in a Connected World (Mohanbir Sawhney, Ranjay Gulati).
4 Shrinking Core, Expanding Periphery: The Relational Architecture of High-Performing Organizations (Ranjay Gulati, David Kletter).
5 Product Leadership in a Network Era (N. Venkatraman).
6 Driving Collaborative Success in Global Process Networks (John Hagel III, John Seely Brown, Gautam Kasthurirangan).
7 Operational Excellence: The New Lever for Profitability and Competitive Advantage in a Networked World (Randall H. Russell).
8 Constructing and Managing Innovation in Business Networks (Henry Chesbrough).
9 The Value of Trust in Business Networks (Jeffrey H. Dyer).
10 The Role of IT in Business Network Transformation (Andrew McAfee).
11 Road Map to Transform Your Business Network (Philip Lay ,Geoffrey Moore).
Notes and References.
About the Authors.
Subject Index.
Company Index.