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The conventional view of the value-creation chain suggests offering high-value propositions at the product level (in terms of benefits provided by elements of the product) to attain high-value perceptions at the customer level, which should ultimately result in high-value appropriation at the firm level (i.e. relationship, volume, pricing and financial success). This study challenges this view and provides a differentiated understanding of the value creation chain. With a multi-industry sample of 339 companies and a sample of 626 customers to validate managerial assessments, the authors apply a configurational approach to identify whether and to what extent offering high-value propositions at the product level is necessary or sufficient for achieving superior value perceptions at the customer level and high-value appropriation at the firm level. Taking into account the company-internal and company-external environment of the value-creation chain, the study identifies seven value creation chain constellations.