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The Open Value Networks site is the non-commercial, .org network leading value network standards, taxonomies, visualization, analytics, vocabulary, methods, tools and techniques. All are welcome to review the diverse papers, practices, communities and links at the site. To submit an article, paper or story, just send to and email to info@valuenetworks.com.


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A Value Network Model for Strategic Analysis - A new framework for modeling value network of inter-organization interactions. We propose a set of building blocks elements of the model made of economic entities and offering transfers and describe a methodology that configures a business or organization network based on maximizing the consumption of the common value proposition. Alain Biem and Nathan Caswell, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center. (March 2008)

Sign It! Why Contracts Fail and What to Do About It - Successful contract-based business relationships need to achieve a balanced focus on what is in the contract and what isn’t. Delivering what’s in the contract is just the ticket to the game. It’s what you do outside the contract that delivers true customer satisfaction. by Cai Kjaer and Dr Laurence Lock Lee of Optimice. (March 2009)

21st Century Pharmaceutical Research - To answer the clarion call for more innovation and productivity in Pharmaceutical research, Paul J. Edwards applied the ValueNet Works™ methodology to the innovation story behind the new use of the drug Viagra®. (January 2009)

Estimating Value in Service Systems: A Case Study of a Repair Service System - Globalization of the world economy has led to an increased ability of companies to outsource the planning, design, manufacturing, and distribution functions of their products and services around the globe. It is leading the deconstruction of formerly vertically organized companies and industries into service systems known as value networks. This empirical case research shows the value they deliver, how they deliver it, and how value can be discovered and increased in service systems.  IBM Systems Journal (2008)

Net Mapping Report - This report investigates potential new tools and existing applications of network analysis and network mapping to assist or facilitate human rights work. It provides a very brief overview of some network concepts, quick introductions to a number of relevant fields of research, and some specific examples of how people are currently using network tools for academic and applied work. (April 2008)

Wal-Mart Value Networks - See how Wal-Mart pops the "Bentonville Bubble" using a network perspective and sustainable value networks.  Stanford Social Innovation Review (February 2008)

The Partnership Scorecard - By using value networks and value network analysis (VNA) the Partnership Scorecard (PSC) assesses the value flows at the role level within partnerships. This assures stronger relationships and far greater partnership resilience. PSC achieves optimal business relationship ecosystems and more successful partnership outcomes. Optimice Pty Ltd (February 2008)

Complexity of Service Value Networks: Conceptualization and Empirical Investigation - Discover how service value is created in a network context. Understand the structure and dynamics of value networks. Learn the influence of complexity in the services ecosystem. IBM Systems Journal (January 2008)

Avoiding Extinction - Are You Fit for Purpose? Being fit for purpose is fast becoming a cliché. But what does it really mean and how can we visualize this? David Meggitt (December 2007)

Eight Business Technology Trends to Watch - Eight emerging trends are transforming business and economies. The McKinsey Quarterly (December 2007)

Mobile Workers: Practice, Relationships, Components for Effective Workplaces Venezia and Allee describe the results of a survey of mobile work using value networks analysis. The Leader (September/October 2007)

Defining Social Capital: A Systematic Analysis of Metaphorical Conceptualisations Andriessen & Gubbins present a systematic metaphor analysis of social capital literature to conceptualise the key concept of relationships. 7th International Conference on Organizational Discourse: Identity, Ideology And Idiosyncrasy (July 2006)

Commercialization of Disruptive Technology
Revisiting the Value Network Theory and the Failures of Leading Incumbents in the Hard Disk Drive Industry (June 2007)

ITIL and Value Network Analysis - The Information Technology Infrastructure Library and VNA.Optimice Pty Ltd (September 2007)

Value Networks: How Organizations Really Work - Dr. Alexander Schieffe
Center of Excellence in Leadership and Learning (in Germany) interviews Verna Allee. Published by the World Business Academy in the Aug. 4, 2004 issue of Transformation and in Knowledge Management Research & Practice (January 2005)

Unleashing the Power of Enterprise Value Nets
Final Report for the Society of Information Management - Advanced Practices Council (August 2004)


 
 
Case Studies [ View More ]
EU Innovation System (2007)
This 2007 report presents the conclusions and recommendations of the evaluative study conducted for the European Commission. The focus of the study is on understanding regional innovation as an ecology that converts knowledge and value creation into long-term competitiveness and economic growth.

EU Innovation System - Annexes
These Annexes on the Final report present all the technical work carried out for the 2007 evaluative study. Four different methodologies were used: Intellectual Capital Assessment, Value Network Analysis, the PACE toolkit (Project Assets, Core competences and Exploitable items) and macro-econometric Multivariate Statistical Methods.

Ministry of Defense Communities of Practice - Peter Scott
45 Slide Presentation - ValueNet Works™ Analysis has provided the Ministry of Defense with a useful 'lens' to look at the implementation of their CoPs, allowing a common language to be developed for generic roles and deliverables that are likely to occur across most/all of the MoD CoPs.

Viagra Value Network - Paul Edwards
4 Slide Presentation - Source: Paul Edwards with input from Dr. Nicholas K. Terrett, co-inventor on the Viagra® patents and formerly with Pfizer Global Research & Development.
 
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