scholarly journals Reviewing Literature on Digitalization, Business Model Innovation, and Sustainable Industry: Past Achievements and Future Promises

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinit Parida ◽  
David Sjödin ◽  
Wiebke Reim
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Data Exchange ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Predictive Analytics ◽  
Business Model Innovation ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Value Capture ◽  
Industrial Companies

Digitalization is revolutionizing the way business is conducted within industrial value chains through the use of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, intensive data exchange and predictive analytics. However, technological application on its own is not enough; profiting from digitalization requires business model innovation such as making the transition to advanced service business models. Yet, many research gaps remain in analyzing how industrial companies can leverage digitalization to transform their business models to achieve sustainability benefits. Specifically, challenges related to value creation, value delivery, and value capture components of business model innovation need further understanding as well as how alignment of these components drive sustainable industry initiatives. Thus, this special issue editorial attempts to take stock of the emerging research field through a literature review and providing a synthesis of special issue contributions. In doing so, we contribute by developing a framework that communicates and sets the direction for future research by linking digitalization, business model innovation, and sustainability in industrial settings.

scholarly journals Track 4.f Introduction: Strategic Design of Sustainable Business Models

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian BALDASSARRE ◽  
Giulia CALABRETTA ◽  
Nancy BOCKEN ◽  
Jan-Carel DIEHL ◽  
Duygu KESKIN
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Business Model Innovation ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Strategic Design ◽  
The Past ◽  
Design For Sustainability

Concerns about the societal and environmental impact of how companies operate have generated increasing interest in more sustainable ways of doing business (Porter & Kramer, 2011). Research and practice from the past decade show that a Sustainable Business Model Innovation lens is suitable to embed sustainability into firms’ objectives and operations (Bocken et al., 2014; Schaltegger, Lüdeke-Freund, & Hansen, 2012). Consequently, Sustainable Business Model Innovation has been emerging rapidly as a research field (Lüdeke-Freund & Dembek, 2017). Recent developments in this field build upon seminal work on Design for Sustainability from the past two decades to establish a connection with Strategic Design (Baldassarre et al., 2019; Geissdoerfer et al., 2016; Manzini, 1999; Tukker, 2004). Strategic Design is a research stream that studies how to leverage the discipline of Design in the context of Strategy and Innovation Management (Calabretta et al., 2016; Karpen, Gemser, & Calabretta, 2017). More specifically, it focuses on the application of design practices, principles and methods to the formulation and implementation of innovation strategies that benefit people and organizations alike (Calabretta et al., 2016). The connection between Sustainable Business Model Innovation and Strategic Design is mainly supported by the argument that the strategic and experimental nature of design enables the integration of stakeholders’ objectives including sustainability concerns, while also providing the process dimension needed to move away from theory towards concrete practice and tangible impact (Baldassarre et al., 2017; Bocken, Schuit, & Kraaijenhagen, 2018). However, research on the role and contribution of Strategic Design to Sustainable Business Modeling is still in its infancy. Consequently, within this track of the 2019 edition of the Academy for Design Innovation Management Conference, we collected four research contributions at the intersection between Strategic Design and Sustainable Business Model Innovation. These contributions are summarized in the paragraphs below, followed by a reflection on all of them and potential directions for future research.

scholarly journals INTERNET OF THINGS BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATION AND THE STAGE-GATE PROCESS: AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (05) ◽  
pp. 1740002 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAN F. TESCH ◽  
ANNE-SOPHIE BRILLINGER ◽  
DOMINIK BILGERI
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Business Model Innovation ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Expert Interviews ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Decision Points ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
High Level

Large manufacturing companies will in future be continuously challenged to develop and implement new IoT-related business models. Existing research offers interesting insights on high-level stages of business model innovation (BMI) processes in general. However, only little is known about the presence of main gates in BMI processes and even less about the underlying decision criteria applied at these gates. To shed more light on this research field, 27 expert interviews with employees from eight companies across the IoT ecosystem were conducted. The expert interviews reveal that, despite the increasing popularity of (radically) new innovation approaches, two main decision points can be identified across BMI processes. These findings are a first explorative step towards a better understanding of IoT adoption and provide a starting point for interesting future research avenues.

scholarly journals The essential benefits of an enterprise blockchain in business model innovation

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-210
Author(s):  
Ambara Purusottama ◽  
Yohanes Berenika Kadarusman
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Business Model Innovation ◽  
Abductive Reasoning ◽  
Value Proposition ◽  
Value Capture ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
A Value ◽  
Multiple Case

Blockchain brings changes and disruptions to the existing business models and therefore deserves further analysis. Accordingly, this study aims to explain the phenomenon of blockchain technology in the business model innovation in the enterprise ecosystem. Empirically, numerous studies have shown that blockchain technology improves organizational performance. This study uses a value system framework to explain the enterprise blockchain phenomenon. Through abductive reasoning, this study uses a multiple-case study to answer the research questions. In sum, this study finds that blockchain technology delivers benefits to organizations in: (i) value capture through increased profitability; (ii) value creation through private partnership; (iii) value delivery through smart contracts; and (iv) value proposition that encourages improving the existing value proposition through operational improvements. Besides, the study also proposes the different types of enterprise blockchain ecosystems: private and consortium. The private ecosystem focuses on improving organizational performance through competition. In contrast, the consortium ecosystem focuses on  business value collaboration.

scholarly journals Investigating Circular Business Model Innovation through Keywords Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 5036
Author(s):  
Barbara Bigliardi ◽  
Serena Filippelli
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Business Models ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
Business Model Innovation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Circular Model ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Circular System ◽  
Start Ups

Ongoing economic, social and environmental developments have forced the production system to undertake a profound transformation, shifting from a linear to a circular model. The transformation towards a circular economy poses significant challenges for established companies, in many cases requiring a strong modification of their current business models, start-ups and new ventures. Firms need to completely rethink their value proposition, modifying how the product or service is produced, delivered to the customers and disposed of. As a result, interest in business model innovation with a view to a circular system has increased significantly over the last five years, leading to a flourishing literature production. Although several literature reviews have been published on the topic of the circular business model, few of them include the innovation dimension. Moreover, the time horizon covered by the previous reviews extends to 2019 and in one case to 2020. Since 2020 saw a 135% increase in scientific production compared to the previous year, it is necessary to update the prior works, taking into account the new contributions. Our paper aims to bridge this gap by proposing a literature review based on keywords analysis. In this way, it is possible to analyze the issues addressed in the circular business model innovation (CMBI) by categorizing them as core, emerging/phantom, trendy or intermittent. This analysis is particularly suitable for identifying future research directions as signaled by the emerging themes.

BUSINESS MODELS FOR CORPORATE INNOVATION MANAGEMENT: INTRODUCTION OF A BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATION TOOL FOR ESTABLISHED FIRMS

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (01) ◽  
pp. 1850007 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARTIN TRAPP ◽  
KAI-INGO VOIGT ◽  
ALEXANDER BREM
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Business Model Innovation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Specific Product ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
New Business ◽  
Established Firms

Business model innovation (BMI) is the process of integrating a new logic of doing business into an established firm to improve profitability or to capitalise on new business opportunities. However, existing research offers only limited clarity on BMI compared to business model upgrades or a specific product innovation. From a body of extant literature, we develop a BMI identification tool which is then tested by senior managers from four large European corporations to assess whether innovation efforts represent BMI. The tool operationalises BMI and offers straightforward criteria and indicators to assist researchers but especially practitioners at accelerating BMI in established firms. This paper closes with recommendations for future research and limitations.

scholarly journals Business model patterns for 3D printer manufacturers

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 1281-1300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Holzmann ◽  
Robert J. Breitenecker ◽  
Erich J. Schwarz
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Future Research ◽  
3D Printer ◽  
Value Capture ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Depth Analysis

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the business models that 3D printer manufacturers apply to commercialize their technologies. The authors investigate these business models and analyze whether there are business model patterns. The paper describes the gestalt of the business model patterns and discusses differences and similarities. Design/methodology/approach The authors review the literatures on business models and 3D printing technology. The authors apply a componential business model approach and carry out an in-depth analysis of the business models of 48 3D printer manufacturers in Europe and North America. The authors develop a framework focusing on value proposition, value creation and value capture components. Cluster analysis is used to identify business model patterns. Findings The results indicate that there are two distinct business model patterns in the industry. The authors termed these patterns the “low-cost online business model” and the “technology expert business model.” The results demonstrate that there is a relationship between business model and technology. The identified patterns are independent of age, company size and country of origin. Research limitations/implications The empirical results complement and extend existing literature on business models. The authors contribute to the discussion on business models in the context of novel technology. The technology seems to influence the gestalt of the business model. The sample is limited to European and North American companies and the analysis is based on secondary data. Originality/value This is the first empirical study on the business models of 3D printer manufacturers. The authors apply an original mixed-methods approach and develop a framework that can function as a starting point for future research. 3D printer manufacturers can use the identified business model patterns as blueprints to reduce the risk of failure or as a starting point for business model innovation.

scholarly journals Business Model Innovation in Transforming Economies: A Co-evolutionary Perspective for a Global and Digital World

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Oli R. Mihalache ◽  
Henk W. Volberda
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Business Model Innovation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Evolutionary Perspective ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Global Industry ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Digital World

ABSTRACT Although transforming economies offer many examples of business model innovation, they have been largely overlooked in academic research, with most studies focusing on what happens in developed countries. However, in their push to become innovation economies, transforming economies have become experimentation arenas for new ways of doing business. This special issue addresses the gap in business model innovation research in several ways. First, we develop a co-evolutionary framework in which we consider what type of business model innovation occurs in transforming economies (adoption, adaptation, or creation) and who the central players are (indigenous firms or MNEs). We show how, through business model innovation, indigenous firms have begun to challenge global industry leaders – despite not having the same resource advantages, proprietary technology, or market power – and we highlight the consequences of this for the domestic and global environment. Second, we discuss how the articles in this special issue advance research by contributing to a co-evolutionary perspective on business model innovation for a global and digital world. Third, to guide future research on business model innovation in the fascinating context of transforming economies we outline various directions that could build on our framework and the articles presented here.

scholarly journals Management and Organization Review Special Issue ‘Business Model Innovation in Transforming Economies’

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 459-462
Author(s):  
Henk Volberda ◽  
Oli Mihalache ◽  
Carl Fey ◽  
Arie Y. Lewin
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Business Model Innovation ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Bric Countries ◽  
Start Up ◽  
New Business ◽  
Eastern European Countries ◽  
New Business Models

Transforming economies such as the BRIC countries – Ex-Soviet Republics, or Eastern European countries – share national aspirations of becoming innovation economies. These aspirations have stimulated a push for entrepreneurship and experimentation with new ways of doing things. This has created a fascinating context for research on business model innovation, relating to the way incumbent firms adapt their business models or come up with entirely new models. Similarly, new business models may be originated by start-up companies that often are challenging and leapfrogging the ‘tired’ old business models or simply invent new ones. However, research that specifically explores indigenous business model innovation in the context of these transforming economies is still in its early stages. The MOR special issue on ‘Business Model Innovation in Transforming Economies’ aims to address this gap by soliciting research uncovering successful new business models that is indigenous to these economies, as they transition to becoming innovation economies themselves and contribute to strategy and management theory development.

scholarly journals Circular Business Model Innovation and Its Relationship With Business Performance in Brazilian Industrial Chemical Companies

2022 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francies Diego Motke ◽  
Clandia Maffini Gomes ◽  
Jordana Marques Kneipp ◽  
Ana Paula Perlin ◽  
Luana Inês Damke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Business Model Innovation ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
Industrial Chemical ◽  
Market Production ◽  
Production Economic ◽  
Chemical Companies

This study aimed to analyze the relationship between circular business model innovation and business performance in Brazilian industrial chemical companies. This is a quantitative study carried out through a survey with Brazilian industrial companies. Based on a homogeneity analysis (Homals), the results showed that the high degree of innovation in business models from the adoption of circular economy (CE) strategies in the analyzed companies confirms that a significant change leads to superior performance, especially in market, production, economic and financial, and social.

scholarly journals Business Model Innovation: A Systematic Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (06) ◽  
pp. 2050043 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sascha Kraus ◽  
Matthias Filser ◽  
Kaisu Puumalainen ◽  
Norbert Kailer ◽  
Selina Thurner
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Business Models ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Business Model Innovation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Global Competition ◽  
Societal Factors ◽  
Factors Influencing

Researching business models (BM) and in specific business model innovation recently received growing attention by academics and practitioners due to increasing global competition and the constant need for adjustment to changing environments among others. Therefore, the main objective of our study is to provide an overview of the state-of-the-art of research on business model innovation by conducting a systematic literature review (SLR). Our review provides a deeper understanding and breakdown of key components of BMI. Likewise, our study identifies organizational, environmental, and societal factors influencing BMI and proposes avenues for future research.

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