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Sources of Information Value

Strategic Framing and the Transformation of the Information Industries

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  1. Joan Ricart-Costa
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  2. Brian Subirana
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  3. Josep Valor-Sabatier
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Introduction: Digital Data and the Information Revolution

    • Joan E. Ricart-Costa, Brian Subirana, Josep Valor-Sabatier
    Pages 1-12

  3. Client Software

    • Joan E. Ricart-Costa, Brian Subirana, Josep Valor-Sabatier
    Pages 13-42

  4. Local Loop, ISPs and IAPs

    • Joan E. Ricart-Costa, Brian Subirana, Josep Valor-Sabatier
    Pages 43-62

  5. Network Infrastructure: The Internet Backbone

    • Joan E. Ricart-Costa, Brian Subirana, Josep Valor-Sabatier
    Pages 63-77

  6. Hosting

    • Joan E. Ricart-Costa, Brian Subirana, Josep Valor-Sabatier
    Pages 78-84

  7. User Hardware

    • Joan E. Ricart-Costa, Brian Subirana, Josep Valor-Sabatier
    Pages 85-99

  8. Proprietary Content Providers: Aggregators (Portals)

    • Joan E. Ricart-Costa, Brian Subirana, Josep Valor-Sabatier
    Pages 100-122

  9. Extensions of the Value Chain and Transaction-Stream Electronic Markets

    • Joan E. Ricart-Costa, Brian Subirana, Josep Valor-Sabatier
    Pages 123-159

  10. Conclusion: Strategic Framing and the Information Value Chain

    • Joan E. Ricart-Costa, Brian Subirana, Josep Valor-Sabatier
    Pages 160-174

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 175-177
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About this book

This book provides a conceptual framework to understand and analyze the decline of the telecommunications industry and the rise of information industries. This includes information distribution, banking, advertising, computing, etc. and will use a value based perspective to show the industry shaping dynamics. The integrative framework will cover issues relevant to all information industries including network externalities, lock in and switching costs, cost structure analysis, transactions costs and infomediaries.

About the authors

JOAN ENRIC RICART I COSTA is Professor of General Management at IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Barcelona, Spain. He is Associate Dean for the Research and Doctoral Programme and Chairman of the General Management Department and has substantial experience of teaching and research and many publications. He is currently President of the European Academy of Management.

BRIAN SUBIRANA is Associate Professor at IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Barcelona, Spain. He holds a Doctorate in Philosophy in Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from MIT's Sloan School of Management. He teaches in-company programmes in management for companies such as SUN Microsystems, ING, Fortis, 3i, and Bertelsmann. Business Week ranks IESE No. 1 in the world for custom executive programmes.

JOSEP VALOR-SABATIER is Professor of Information Systems at IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Barcelona, Spain. He has a Ph.D. in Operations Research from Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he has also been Visiting Professor of Management and many publications.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sources of Information Value

  • Book Subtitle: Strategic Framing and the Transformation of the Information Industries

  • Authors: Joan Ricart-Costa, Brian Subirana, Josep Valor-Sabatier

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230512948

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-1233-6Published: 28 October 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-51098-6Published: 01 January 2004

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-51294-8Published: 27 October 2003

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 181

  • Topics: Management, Business Strategy/Leadership

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