Value Network
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CORE DEFINITION
There is no agreed upon definition of value network. A general definition that subsumes the other definitions is that a value network is a network of roles linked by interactions in which economic entities engage in both tangible and intangible exchanges to achieve economic or social good. This definition is similar to one given by Verna Allee.
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There is no agreed upon definition of value network. A general definition that subsumes the other definitions is that a value network is a network of roles linked by interactions in which economic entities engage in both tangible and intangible exchanges to achieve economic or social good.
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Christensen used this to explain that each enterprise is embedded in a 'value network' composed of cost structure, customers, and channels, and its resource allocation is constrained by network rules; disruptive innovations are rejected because they do not conform to existing network rules (low profit, new customers).
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