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Most prior research has viewed IT value from the perspective of a single firm with the premise that IT
investment in a single firm leads to value for that firm. Multi-firm IT implementations have been
generally considered in the context of transactions in inter-organizational systems (IOS) (Gebauer
and Buxmann, 2000) or outsourcing arrangements (Dos Santos, 2003) in which the value research
has primarily focused upon how each firm benefits from such relationships. However, the emphasis
in most of these studies is on how IT has significantly reduced transaction inertia in multi-party
arrangements. To address this issue, research in business strategy has studied reduced costs
through efficient processes, products, and customer relationships (Amit and Zott, 2001; Kauffman and
Walden, 2001). The issue of co-creation of value has been relatively understudied.

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Consumer preferences and behaviors can change quickly, even within the same year. Trends that were popular in January may be waning by the mid-year mark, and other trends that are just emerging may be the next big thing by the time the holiday season hits.

Successful business leaders do their best to predict these changes and rise to meet them quickly, so they can stay ahead of the competition. Here, 15 Forbes Business Council leaders shared their small business trend predictions for the latter half of 2022. Keep an eye out for these trends in the coming months and see if they make sense to implement for your business.

1. Looking To External Talent

Small businesses will need to look to external talent, companies, agencies and manufacturing plants to conduct business. As small businesses face major cash flow dilemmas, which are only likely to increase in the current landscape, small businesses should look towards big-picture approaches and move away from in-house operations that drain small businesses' valuable time and resources. - Katelyn Zhao, Lei Kay Med Inc

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2. Investing In Financial Coaching

Small businesses are starting to dig into the details of their financials more now than ever. I believe financial coaching and growth strategy will be a big focus for the latter half of 2022. It's unfortunate but most small businesses can't afford to hire a CFO. Consultants are the next best thing.

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The EPA helps a variety of businesses, from small nonprofits to large state governments, by offering billions of dollars in grants and other assistance agreements. It’s focused primarily on aiding in the development of human health and the environment. The EPA homepage features helpful guidance like available training and grant opportunities, application processes, and rules and policies.

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Looking back at the development of Dr. Shrimp, Dr. Chen said, “Dr. Shrimp had only one and a half hectares in the past, but now has extended to eight hectares after many trials.” He therefore had confidence in expanding its business, starting from the abandoned ponds at the professional aquatic cultivation zone at Yi Lan, and then throughout Taiwan, and eventually the world. To protect the environment with non-toxic, eco-friendly, and sustainable cultivation is a long-term goal. To recruit members who accepted Dr. Shrimp's values is important as well. By holding the same values, the trainer and the trainees would be able to work smoothly together.

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In recent times, IT investments are being made by multiple firms using open architectures that raise
interesting issues for symbiotic resource sharing and co-creation of value. IT value research should
focus on this emerging reality of value co-creation. As such we must distinguish between the various
sources of value creation. If firms join together and create business value – that is not necessarily an
IT value question. However, if IT is used as a tool or is instrumental in creating a product to co-create
business value, then it falls within the domain of IT value research. An example of IT-based cocreation of value in a business process is the use of an IT tool -- Collaborative Planning, Forecasting
and Replenishment (CPFR) — by business partners as in the case of mobile phone manufacturer
Motorola, Inc. and a national mobile service retailer (Cederlund et al., 2007). In manufacturing a
product with a life span of nine to 12 months, CPFR allowed Motorola to peek into the retailer’s
operations and gain deeper visibility into the supply chain. These two firms co-created supra-normal
value by using IT to ensure fully stocked retail shelves and at the same time reduce leftover parts
when a mobile phone model is upgraded. IT investment by the partners further co-created value in
enabling vendor-managed inventory (VMI) in which the retailer eliminated stock carrying costs and
Motorola eliminated the credit float and improved its cash flow, thus creating incentives for both
parties.

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3. Efficiency advantages. Firms can realize efficiency advantages by outsourcing to
low wage countries and developing the innovative cost structures necessary at the BoP.
4. Reputation and long-term survival. Company image, corporate responsibility, and
corporate citizenship are becoming increasingly important nowadays and firms are
regularly held accountable for them. They are important for employee motivation and as
sources of inspiration. Moreover, if the free enterprise market system is to be “viewed as a
struggle between the poor and dispossessed and the rich and powerful, the market becomes
a zero-sum game” (Steidlmeier, 1993: 214-215). Hence, business cannot succeed in the
long run in a world that fails; its long-term survival depends upon its perceived integrity.

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2. Source of innovation. Success at the BoP may require innovative business models
and disruptive technologies that significantly differ from those on other tiers of the
pyramid (e.g., Arnold & Quelch, 1998; Chesbrough et al., 2006; Dawar & Chattopadhyay,
2002; Hart, 2005; London & Hart, 2004; Seelos & Mair, 2007). This is due to the fact that
the characteristics of the poor and the challenging circumstances in which firms operate in
the BoP invariably generate business challenges specific to the BoP (e.g., Banerjee &
Duflo, 2007; Hammond et al., 2007). Success at the BoP therefore requires an innovative
business approach with a competitive logic that may significantly differ from that in other
tiers of the pyramid. Such innovation may also find application in other tiers of the
pyramid (Brown, 2005; Hagel & Brown, 2006; Hitt, Li, & Worthington IV, 2005;
Mahajan, Pratini De Moraes, & Wind, 2000; Prahalad, 2005). In fact, by deciding not to
enter the BoP, a company may miss out on these new developments but still have to deal
with them and their consequences in the home market.

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In cases where people at the BoP have access to products, services, and production
opportunities, many are still badly served. They are treated without respect and
confronted with a poverty penalty: “[m]any in the BoP, and perhaps most, pay higher
prices for basic goods and services than do wealthier consumers—either in cash or in
the effort they must expend to obtain them—and they often receive lower quality as
well” (Hammond et al., 2007: 5). Therefore, a firm that serves the poor well has a
substantial growth potential and the loyalty of the poor.

$Growth opportunities. “Many companies are working overtime trying to get afraction of a per cent increase in market shar...$

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Growth opportunities. “Many companies are working overtime trying to get a
fraction of a per cent increase in market share in a developed country” (Martinez &
Carbonell, 2007). Since developed markets have become increasingly saturated and
competitive, firms are constantly searching for new markets in an attempt to live up to
investors’ expectations. The BoP presents ample opportunity for such growth. The reasons
for this include:
• The BoP contains a large number of people with a substantial collective purchasing
power. According to Hammond et al. (2007) the BoP—defined as those living on an
annual purchasing power parity of less than US$3.000—constitutes a US$5 trillion
global consumer market on basis of PPP (and US$1.3 trillion if not corrected for PPP;
which is a more relevant measure for firms).

$Growth opportunities. “Many companies are working overtime trying to get afraction of a per cent increase in market shar...$

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Growth opportunities. “Many companies are working overtime trying to get a
fraction of a per cent increase in market share in a developed country” (Martinez &
Carbonell, 2007). Since developed markets have become increasingly saturated and
competitive, firms are constantly searching for new markets in an attempt to live up to
investors’ expectations. The BoP presents ample opportunity for such growth. The reasons
for this include:The BoP is argued to have latent entrepreneurial drive and motivation to produce and
consume (Chambers 1997; de Soto, 2000; Prahalad, 2005). This is clearly visible in
the informal sector at the BoP. For “concealed below the surface of the GNP and PPP
numbers … is an immense and fast-growing economic system that includes a thriving
community of small enterprises, barter exchanges, sustainable livelihoods activities,
subsistence farming, and unregistered assets (Chambers, 1997)” (London & Hart,
2004: 353). If such significant, unrealized potential of human and other capital could
be made productive, it would present a momentous market opportunity for the private
sector

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First, equity markets continue to be undesirably volatile. The stock market began seeing heavier volatility in October, while the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) rose 35% in December. With 64% of investors surveyed recently noting they fear market volatility, stable alternative assets will likely continue to garner growing consideration.

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