Describe the four places where value resides in a network
What will be an ideal response?
1. The core and the periphery - the core is top managements' leadership and strategy; the periphery is the front-end intelligence embedded in the various display devices.
2. Common infrastructure elements of the infrastructure that were distributed are being pulled together and operated as a utility.
3. Modularity software, devices, organizational capabilities and business processes are being divided into self-standing modules.
4. Orchestration there is value in being able to bring a wide range of modules together into a coherent whole. Value shifts from those who own intelligence to those who orchestrate it.
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Of the following, which would NOT be considered a way that government interferes with comparative advantage?
A) tariffs B) managerial skills C) quotas D) other non-tariff restrictions