... at two actors in the diamond industry value chain, a dealer and an intermediate, in order to identify the HPO factors that most influence the results of these companies. Special attention was paid to the matching of the characteristics of the HPO framework and the characteristics influencing the success...

.... Design/methodology/approach This paper reviews three value creation logics: value shop, value network, and value chain and then integrates them within the resource management framework. Findings A review of extant literature indicates that value shop firms, value network firms, and value chain firms...

... is known about its intellectual roots. Given that a framework's intellectual antecedents not only determine its current content, but also its future development, this paper aims to examine the intellectual roots of Porter's activity‐based view and the value chain. Design/methodology/approach The paper...