Cocreation & inspiration: proposal of an applied model for value co-creation

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https://doi.org/10.5585/2024.25667

Keywords:

value co-creation, conceptual models, practical model

Abstract

Objective of the Study: The study aims to propose a value co-creation process model based on both literature and business practices, intended for use by companies to leverage their strategies and objectives.

Methodology/Approach: We began by examining existing conceptual models of value co-creation. Then, adopting an ethnographic perspective, we conducted a series of meetings with Mercur S.A. in Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, over the course of a year. During these meetings, we focused on understanding the company's co-creation practices. We collected primary data through participant observation, keeping detailed field notes and systematic records of each interaction.

Originality/Relevance: The study involves a combined and interactive analysis of conceptual models of value co-creation with primary data collected through participatory and immersive methods. This process, lasting approximately a year, is characterized as longitudinal research with an ethnographic orientation.

Main Results: The study proposes a unified and coherent model developed interactively, based on a robust theoretical foundation and practices observed and experienced in the studied company.

Theoretical/Methodological Contributions: The study highlights the evolution from a dyadic paradigm of creating value between companies and consumers to a more comprehensive view involving multiple actors. Many theoretical models of value co-creation lack practical elements necessary for effective dissemination by companies, and it is this gap that the study fills.

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Author Biographies

Pietro Cunha Dolci, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul

Doctor in Administration, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Faculty member of the Graduate in in Administration (PPGA) and the Graduate Program in Industrial Systems and Processes at the Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC). Santa Cruz do Sul, RS

Flávio Régio Brambilla, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul

Doctor in Administration, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS). Coordinator and Faculty Member of the Graduate Program in Administration (PPGA) at the Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC). Santa Cruz do Sul, RS

Cláudio Damacena, University of Córdoba

Doctor in Economic and Business Sciences, Universidade de Córdoba (Espanha). Canela, RS

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Published

20.09.2024

How to Cite

Dolci, P. C., Brambilla, F. R., & Damacena, C. (2024). Cocreation & inspiration: proposal of an applied model for value co-creation. Revista Ibero-Americana De Estratégia, 23(3), e25667. https://doi.org/10.5585/2024.25667

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