scholarly journals Business Model Grounds and Links

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-269
Author(s):  
Jadranka Musulin ◽  
Vjeran Strahonja
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Conceptual Frameworks ◽  
Model Concept ◽  
Complex Concept ◽  
Model Research ◽  
Related Complex

The business model concept emerged in theory and practice without a consensus on the understanding of the concept, but it has become a well accepted and useful construct in fields such as strategy, organization, information systems and technology. This paper aims to provide an overview of the research on the use of business models focusing on outstanding works in this field, extracting main converging findings unburdened of extant lists of specific citations. Following the overview, a comparison of the seven respective conceptual frameworks of the business model research is presented. Finally, after determining grounds, the business model concept is linked to related complex concept – enterprise architecture.

scholarly journals Mobile governement models and applications of the municipalities information systems services

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Θεοδώρα Ζάρμπου
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Business Models ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Model Concept ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Government Sector ◽  
Value Propositions ◽  
Framework Development

The mobile local government services topic is an area that needs relentless attention and continuous steps towards its improvement taking advantage of the new technologies. Mobile technologies help in advancing municipal information systems, providing the citizens with the opportunity to perform easily routine transactions through their mobile devices anywhere-anytime.In order to have sustainable and useful mobile G2C information systems services, there is high need to successfully integrate the mobile government concept with the business model concept; such concepts could harmonically co-exist and yield fruitful results.This dissertation attempts to provide guidelines that could be used to highlight key tasks, which can steer successful development path through strategic steps and stages integrated into a theoretical framework, the GoMobi framework. To reach this point, there is a number of secondary objectives accomplished including: literature review of the concepts of mobile government and of business models, mapping of existing services, forming of a typology of mobile G2C services, and analysis of their value propositions. The theoretical model (GoMobi) is, finally, validated through case studies conduction.The findings of such dissertation contribute valuably to both theory and practice. The comprehensiveness of the mobile G2C services value propositions and barriers grounded theories, the inclusiveness of the mobile G2C services typology, the completeness of the mapping of the provided mobile G2C services in Greece, the integrity of the conceptual review of the business models dimensions, and the fruitfulness and flexibility of the GoMobi framework development, are innovative aspects in the academic environment. Finally, practitioners interested in entering the mobile government sector can be aware of the sector’s demands, additionally to having a holistic view of how to design, create, communicate, compare, analyze, evaluate, and modify their existing and future business dimensions of provided mobile information systems services.

scholarly journals Business Model Research: From Concepts to Theories

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Lambert ◽  
Marco Montemari
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Model Theory ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Theory Building ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Model Concept ◽  
Model Research ◽  
Inductive Research ◽  
Structured Analysis ◽  
Conceptual Research

The purpose of this paper is threefold. Firstly, it provides business model researchers with a structured analysis of the research that is required to enable business model theories to be developed. A schema for analyzing existing research and for discerning the research required to move towards business model theory building is proposed. The importance of conceptual research along with deductive and inductive empirical research is emphasized. Secondly, the extant business model literature is analyzed according to the research schema to highlight current gaps in the research and the progress being made towards theorization. Thirdly, opportunities for future research are identified and thematically categorized to encourage progressive cycles of conceptual-deductive-inductive research and ultimately, theorizing. The need for business model theory building, both in relation to the business model concept per se and concerning the relationships between business models and other phenomena, is the basis of this article.

Business models in tourism: a review and research agenda

2017 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 462-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan Reinhold ◽  
Florian J. Zach ◽  
Dejan Krizaj
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Model Concept ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Model Research ◽  
General Business ◽  
Coherent Body

Purpose Business models and the business model concept have become a fixture of scholarly and managerial attention. With a focus on how actors create, capture and disseminate value, business model research holds the promise to inform the tourism sector’s search for ways to innovate and change outdated business practices. Yet, the concept has inspired little research tackling the contingencies of the tourism context. The purpose of this paper is to address this gap in this review and research agenda on business models in tourism. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, the authors review and synthesize contributions from publications in EBSCO, Emerald Insight, ProQuest and Science Direct databases, that make explicit use of the business model concept in tourism (anytime up to September 2016). We conceptualize the identified articles as a coherent body of knowledge on business models in tourism with the objective of identifying common themes that characterize existing contributions. Findings From the review of 28 qualified articles, the authors identify four emergent themes: sector-specific configurations, the role of different value types, design themes for consistency and regulatory contingencies. These themes inform three domains in which the authors present avenues for tourism-specific studies on business models, as well as their management and innovation that the authors position in relation to the general business model literature. Originality/value This review details how researchers across disciplines conceptualize the business model. Together with the identified directions for further research, this literature review thus establishes a common conceptual basis and stock of knowledge for the study of business models in tourism research.

Returpack: the integrator of the beverage can recycling process

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-33
Author(s):  
Peter Moricz ◽  
Gyorgy Drotos
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Business Model ◽  
International Business ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Homeless People ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Model Concept ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Recycling Industry

Subject area Emerging markets, business models, information technology. Study level/applicability This case is designed for MBA groups or students from MSc in Management, International Business, Logistics, Information Systems or Environmental Management programs. It can be covered in courses on Strategy, Process Management, International Business, Process Management, Supply Chain Management and Managing Information Systems. Case overview Returpack is a Hungarian company dealing with reverse vending machines (RVMs) that collect aluminum beverage cans, even in crushed form, based on a worldwide technology innovation. All RVMs are online and monitored and managed remotely. RVMs are mainly “fed” by the poorest, often homeless people, who are still motivated by the extremely low (less than 1 euro cent for a can) incentive that comes from the selling of the aluminum waste to recycling smelters. Based on the success of the business model in Hungary, projects were planned in the USA, Austria, Romania, and Turkey in 2013. However, beyond economic, legal and cultural challenges, a dramatic decline in the global aluminum waste prices early in 2014 questioned the return on investment at these projects. Advancements in the material-recognition technologies at waste sorting plants raise further questions. Expected learning outcomes Evaluating the business model innovation in the case by combining the different approaches of the business model concept with the knowledge on the recycling industry, the crowdsourcing method and the Internet of Things. Based upon this, students may identify and evaluate options for implementing the business model in and adapting to new markets, also by simulating these changes in a formal (numerical) business model. Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email [email protected] to request teaching notes. Subject codes Strategy. Subject code CSS 11: Strategy

The Opportunities of Using Business Models in Service Management - A Review and Classification of Business Model Artefacts

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 184-194
Author(s):  
Dominik Augenstein
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Service Management ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Tool Support ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Model Research

Through increased globalization and fast changing customer demands companies need to adapt their service management constantly. Business model approaches can provide a suitable base to comprehend the service management of a company. However, existing knowledge about the business model artefacts and the possibilities in service management is very diffuse. With this work, we want to shed light on the state-of-the-art of business model research with a specific focus on the different possibilities for a use in service management. We perform a systematic literature review and present a comprehensive overview of different existing business model artefacts including constructs, models, methods and instantiations. This can be possibly used to support service management and for future research this field. This demands requirements of suitable tool support from theory and practice both. It furthermore strengthens the relation between business modeling and service management. Overall, this research should strengthen the awareness of using the available business model capabilities for service management in order to create powerful management tools.

scholarly journals Designing business model taxonomies – synthesis and guidance from information systems research

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederik Möller ◽  
Maleen Stachon ◽  
Can Azkan ◽  
Thorsten Schoormann ◽  
Boris Otto
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Empirical Knowledge ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Is Research ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Model Research ◽  
Information Systems Research

AbstractClassification is an essential approach in business model research. Empirical classifications, termed taxonomies, are widespread in and beyond Information Systems (IS) and enjoy high popularity as both stand-alone artifacts and the foundation for further application. In this article, we focus on the study of empirical business model taxonomies for two reasons. Firstly, as these taxonomies serve as a tool to store empirical data about business models, we investigate their coverage of different industries and technologies. Secondly, as they are emerging artifacts in IS research, we aim to strengthen rigor in their design by illustrating essential design dimensions and characteristics. In doing this, we contribute to research and practice by synthesizing the diffusion of business model taxonomies that helps to draw on the available body of empirical knowledge and providing artifact-specific guidance for building taxonomies in the context of business models.

Business models in tourism – state of the art

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 1120-1134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan Reinhold ◽  
Florian J. Zach ◽  
Dejan Krizaj
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Business Models ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Model Concept ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Model Studies ◽  
State Of Research

Purpose This paper aims to review the state of the art for the Tourism Review special issue on “Business Models in Tourism”. The authors’ purpose is twofold: first, to contextualize the empirical and conceptual contributions featured in the special issue in relation to the state of research on business models in tourism. Second, the authors position the special issue in the broader scholarly conversation on business models to identify avenues for future research. Design/methodology/approach The authors systematically review the content of tourism-specific business model studies from leading literature databases to answer four questions relevant for future work on business models in tourism: First, how do tourism scholars define the business model concept? Second, what is the ontological stance (object, schema or tool) of existing studies of tourism business models? Third, what are the methodological preferences of existing work on business models in tourism? And finally, what qualifies as rigorous business model research? Findings From the critical review of 32 contributions, the authors identify a minimal consensus and dominant approach to conceptualizing the business model concept in tourism studies. In addition, the authors reveal a strong preference for small-n case study research designs. In sum, those findings point to important gaps and design decisions for future business model studies in tourism. Originality/value This review of the state of research on business models in tourism details research opportunities with regard to theory, methods and applications that tourism scholars can investigate to contribute to the theory and practice of business model management.

“Enabling circular business models in the fashion industry: the role of digital innovation”

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Phuc Hong Huynh
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Chain Model ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Digital Innovation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Radical Innovations

PurposeDigital innovation and circular business model innovation are two critical enablers of a circular economy. A wide variety of digital technologies such as blockchain, 3D printing, cyber-physical systems, or big data also diverges the applications of digital technologies in circular business models. Given heterogeneous attributes of circular business models and digital technologies, the selections of digital technologies and circular business models might be highly distinctive within and between sectorial contexts. This paper examines digital circular business models in the context of the fashion industry and its multiple actors. This industry as the world’s second polluting industry requires an urgent circular economy (CE) transition with less resource consumption, lower waste emissions and a more stable economy.Design/methodology/approachAn inductive, exploratory multiple-case study method is employed to investigate the ten cases of different sized fashion companies (i.e. large, small medium-sized firm (SME) and startup firms). The comparison across cases is conducted to understand fashion firms' distinct behaviours in adopting various digital circular economy strategies.FindingsThe paper presents three archetypes of digital-based circular business models in the fashion industry: the blockchain-based supply chain model, the service-based model and the pull demand-driven model. Besides incremental innovations, the radical business model and digital innovations as presented in the pull demand-driven model may be crucial to the fashion circular economy transition. The pull demand–driven model may shift the economy from scales to scopes, change the whole process of how the fashion items are forecasted, produced, and used, and reform consumer behaviours. The paths of adopting digital fashion circular business models are also different among large, SMEs and startup fashion firms.Practical implicationsThe study provides business managers with empirical insights on how circular business models (CBMs) should be chosen according to intrinsic business capacities, technological competences and CE strategies. The emerging trends of new fashion markets (e.g. rental, subscription) and consumers' sustainable awareness should be not be neglected. Moreover, besides adopting recycling and reuse strategies, large fashion incumbents consider collaborating with other technology suppliers and startup companies to incubate more radical innovations.Social implicationsAppropriate policies and regulations should be enacted to enable the digital CE transition. Market patterns and consumer acceptances are considered highly challenging to these digital fashion models. A balanced policy on both the demand and supply sides are suggested. The one-side policy may fail CBMs that entail an upside-down collaboration of both producers and consumers. Moreover, it is perhaps time to rethink how to reduce unnecessary new demand rather than repeatedly producing and recycling.Originality/valueThe pace of CE research is lagging far behind the accelerating environmental contamination by the fashion industry. The study aims to narrow the gap between theory and practice to harmonise fashion firms' orchestration and accelerate the transition of the fashion industry towards the CE. This study examines diverse types of digital technologies in different circular business models in a homogeneous context of the fashion industry with heterogeneous firm types.

Using qualitative comparative analysis and system dynamics for theory-driven business model research

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 470-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Täuscher
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
System Dynamics ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Conceptual Development ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Model Concept ◽  
Model Research ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
Substantial Progress

The business model has evolved as an important concept in strategic management. While recent years have seen substantial progress in the business model’s conceptual development, empirical progress remains limited. I argue that this limited progress might be due to a mismatch between the business model’s characteristics and the methods applied to study it. This essay introduces two methods—qualitative comparative analysis and system dynamics simulation—that share key characteristics with the business model concept. The essay introduces these methods and discusses five directions for applying them in business model research. In doing so, I hope to contribute to a stronger harmonization of conceptual and empirical business model research.

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