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Information technologies enable the creation of new value in terms of changes in communication and cost structures. This chapter illustrates two cases in which a variety of knowledge of consumers or companies is pooled to produce new value: (1) a community site that has an enormous influence on product marketing, and (2) open-source software developed as a custom-made application system for a specific company.
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Kokuryo, J., Takeda, Y. (2005). Value Creation on Networks and in Corporate Activities. In: Sudoh, O. (eds) Digital Economy and Social Design. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/4-431-26318-7_6
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