Economics and Finance

1211 Submissions

[5] viXra:1211.0135 [pdf] submitted on 2012-11-22 18:28:27

Transitioning from a Goods-Dominant to a Service-Dominant Logic: Visualising the Value Proposition of Rolls-Royce

Authors: Irene Ng, Glenn Parry, Laura Smith, Roger Maull, Gerard Briscoe
Comments: 22 pages, 4 figures

Purpose: This paper presents a visualisation of the firm's offering from a Service-Dominant Logic (S-DLogic) perspective. The case of Rolls-Royce is presented as an avenue through which to explore an alternative view of the firm's value proposition, a visualisation informed by S-DLogic that could aid organisations in their transition from G-DLogic to S-DLogic. Design/methodology/approach: Through integration of an operations management approach in process mapping and design and simulation with choice modelling in B2B marketing this paper operationalises some of the key aspects of S-DLogic, most notably focusing on the constructs of value and resources. This is explored through a single case; Rolls-Royce which provides access to a rich source of internal and customer data. Findings: The study finds that the S-DLogic visualisation of the firm's value proposition in equipment-based service consists of its contribution to 11 value-creating activities towards value- in-use. The visualisation depicts both the highest possible bundle of benefits for the customer along with the resources and their costs associated with delivering those bundles. When brought together these enable the identification of the optimal bundle of value-creating activities from both customer and firms' perspective. Practical implications: Our study suggests that the visualisation of the S-DLogic-informed value- creating service system can assist the firm in their transition from G-DLogic to S-DLogic through changing mindsets and interrogating existing boundaries and legacy knowledge in manufacturing. Originality/value: This paper provides empirical evidence of the difference between a G-DLogic and S-DLogic view of the firm's value proposition. In so doing, extending existing literature on S-DLogic by contributing to a methodological and empirical gap. Notably, it makes abstract concepts of S- DLogic concrete, providing a pathway for future empirical work and begins the process of systematising a methodology in S-DLogic.
Category: Economics and Finance

[4] viXra:1211.0108 [pdf] submitted on 2012-11-18 17:18:57

Empirical Investigation of the Endogenous Regulation of Production by Assets for Cge Models

Authors: Stuart J. Nettleton
Comments: 18 Pages.

Asset turnover has been used for approximately a century in corporate capital allocation. Capital expansion coefficients have been used in the Leontief Dynamic Model but the use of asset turnover ratios to regulating production growth in Computable General Equilibrium models has been limited. This research investigates the hypothesis that there is a causal relationship between productive assets and production of commodities. The hypothesis is tested in global economic data using static and chain probabilistic graphical model selection. It was found that the hypothesis is supported for a significant number of commodities. The confirmation of the hypothesis establishes that production to assets ratios for commodities are endogenous regulators of production growth.
Category: Economics and Finance

[3] viXra:1211.0039 [pdf] submitted on 2012-11-07 15:42:40

Referential JPY based on CPI

Authors: Jose D Perezgonzalez
Comments: 3 pages, Journal of Knowledge Advancement & Integration (ISSN 1177-4576), Wiki of Science, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License

This article provides a standard measure for improving communication in the financial sciences. It provides the inflator/deflator multiplier for calculating referential Japanese yen (rJPY, r¥). It is based on the average annual CPI for Japan (Rate Inflation, 2011).
Category: Economics and Finance

[2] viXra:1211.0030 [pdf] submitted on 2012-11-06 15:44:02

Referential CAD based on CPI

Authors: Jose D Perezgonzalez
Comments: 4 pages, Journal of Knowledge Advancement & Integration (ISSN 1177-4576), Wiki of Science, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License

This article provides a standard measure for improving communication in the financial sciences. It provides the inflator/deflator multiplier for calculating referential Canadian dollars (rCAD, r$). It is based on the average annual CPI for Canada (Statistics Canada, 2011).
Category: Economics and Finance

[1] viXra:1211.0028 [pdf] submitted on 2012-11-05 21:50:33

Referential AUD based on CPI (2011e)

Authors: Jose D Perezgonzalez
Comments: 3 pages, Journal of Knowledge Advancement & Integration (ISSN 1177-4576), Wiki of Science, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License

This article provides a standard measure for improving communication in the financial sciences. It provides the inflator/deflator multiplier for calculating referential AUS dollars (rAUD, r$). It is based on the average annual CPI, weighted average of 8 capital cities, for all groups (Rate Inflation, 2011).
Category: Economics and Finance