Competences of Startups as Entities Operating in Network Structures

2020 ◽  
pp. 103-120
Author(s):  
Waldemar Jędrzejczyk
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Literature Analysis ◽  
Specific Character ◽  
Business Partner ◽  
Primary Research ◽  
Main Attention ◽  
Small Organizations ◽  
Key Competences ◽  
Individual Dimension

The chapter indicates the most important changes in the organizations caused by technological progress. The development of the network business model, according to which both very large and very small organizations are starting to function, have been emphasized. The main attention has been focused on startup entities due to their specific character and more and more dynamic development. Firstly, the issues well recognized in science, enabling the creation of a picture of both startups and their ecosystems, have been presented. Then the considerations have been narrowed down to the issue of the startup competences. The basic/key startup competences in organizational and individual dimension, which are the contribution to the startup market success, have been defined. It was based on literature analysis and primary research results. The empirical part concerns Polish startups. The main goal of this chapter is to define the key competences of a startup that will allow to distinguish it from other entities in the searching for an investor or business partner process.

scholarly journals Key Resources in Game Developers’ Business Models

2019 ◽  
pp. 135-149
Author(s):  
Patrycja Klimas
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Main Attention ◽  
Business Model Canvas ◽  
Reported Study ◽  
Relational Resources ◽  
Game Developers ◽  
Key Resources ◽  
Model Point

This paper presents the results of the research on key resources exploited under business models of video game developers. The main attention is paid to the identification and hierarchizing of key resources, as well as their specific types. It should be noticed that the reported study takes into account diversification of video game developers in terms of monetization models exploited, i.e. premium, freemium, or hybrid, which seems to be novel.In general, the findings locate people together with their tacit, experience-based knowledge at the top of the key resources hierarchy. Nevertheless, the results show that there are differences in perception and exploitation of the key resources among the considered types of game developers. Interestingly, only those with the premium monetization model point at tacit organizational knowledge as a specific type of key resources exploited under their business model. Moreover, the identified relational resources – although not considered in the business model canvas approach – are acknowledged only by developers using the hybrid monetization model. Last but not least, physical resources are seen as non-key ones by all the considered types of game developers.

scholarly journals Business Models of Distributed Solar Photovoltaic Power of China: the Business Model Canvas Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (16) ◽  
pp. 4322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cai ◽  
Xie ◽  
Zhang ◽  
Xu ◽  
Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Literature Analysis ◽  
Dominant Position ◽  
Business Model Canvas ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
Exploratory Stage ◽  
Management Contract

China is a world leader in the global solar photovoltaic industry, and has rapidly expanded its distributed solar photovoltaic (DSPV) power in recent years. However, China’s DSPV power is still in its infancy. As such, its business model is still in the exploratory stage, and faces many developmental obstacles. This paper summarizes and analyzes the main obstacles that China’s DSPV power is facing in its development, using a literature analysis methodology. Then, previous business models, such as host-owned, energy management contract (EMC), and third-party-owned (TPO), were studied using the Business Model Canvas (BMC) as an analytical tool. Moreover, the Lean Canvas (LC) method was used to further conduct a synthesis and comparative analysis with the three models, describing how and to what extent these models can overcome identified obstacles. Finally, the study highlighted the dominant position of EMC model.

IMPACT OF INNOVATIONS ON INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-31
Author(s):  
Marta Piłka
Keyword(s):  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Literature Analysis ◽  
Production Lines ◽  
Industry Association ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Polish Economy ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

The aim of the article was to present the reflections on the types of innovations implemented in enterprises from the automotive industry / Automotive / and the impact on the development of these enterprises. In connection with the above, the analysis of the literature and the Clarivate Analytics report, State of Innovation Report 2017: The Relentless Desire to Advance and The condition of the automotive industry and its role in the Polish economy, KPMG report in Poland at the initiative of the Polish Automotive Industry Association. The study also presents an overview of the definitions and types of innovations, in the aspect of subsectors and their impact on the development of the automotive industry. There are presented considerations regarding the type and degree in which enterprises implement innovative solutions that take place in the processes occurring on production lines as well as in the components themselves. In recent years, when technological progress has gained enormous pace, the right management of innovations has a significant impact on the future of the organization. It allows to strengthen the position of the company on the market, and often to gain a significant competitive advantage The article was prepared on the basis of literature analysis and statistical data.

scholarly journals Business Model Experimentation for the Circular Economy: Definition and Approaches

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy M. P. Bocken ◽  
Ilka Weissbrod ◽  
Maria Antikainen
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Literature Analysis ◽  
Rapid Learning ◽  
Value Propositions ◽  
Shared Goal ◽  
Life Context ◽  
Key Driver ◽  
Business Competitiveness

AbstractBusiness model experimentation has been identified as a key driver for business competitiveness but is underexplored in the sustainability and circular economy spheres. What is business model experimentation for the circular economy? This study follows a two-step approach: a literature analysis followed by a qualitative practitioner study. Based on these, circular business model experimentation is defined as an iterative approach to develop and test circular value propositions in a real-life context with customers and stakeholders, starting with a shared goal. It involves rapid learning based on empirical data to provide evidence on the viability of circular value propositions. Iterations involve increased complexity of experiments. There is a learning focus on initiating wider transitions, such as transforming consumer behaviours for the circular economy. We visualise the emerging research landscape, including research streams from business, transitions, engineering, and design. Practically, we illuminate how practitioners view the concept and current experimentation tools and approaches.

scholarly journals Literature analysis on product-service systems business model: a promising research field

2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. e20221220
Author(s):  
Suzana Regina Moro ◽  
Paulo Augusto Cauchick-Miguel ◽  
Glauco Henrique de Sousa Mendes
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Service Systems ◽  
Literature Analysis ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Product Service Systems

scholarly journals Elitist Studies in Management and Economics: Contemporary Needs and Challenges under Conditions of Globalization

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Borisas Melnikas
Keyword(s):  
Technological Progress ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Main Attention ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Intellectual Potential ◽  
Further Development

This theoretical article is intended to the needs and problems of the creation and further development of the so-called elitist studies in the field of management and economics. Main attention is focused on the essence and key principles and priorities of the creation, further development and modernization of elitist studies in general, as well as of the elitist studies in the field of management and economics. It is shown that the creation, further development and modernization of the elitist studies and their systems is an essential precondition for the purposeful development of the intellectual potential in all areas of social and economic life, in all spheres of social, economic and technological development, including in the field of management and economic activities. The role and importance of the elitist studies in the field of management and economics in the context of contemporary challenges of globalization, knowledge based society and knowledge economy creation, intensification of scientific and technological progress, as well as in accordance with the contemporary needs to radically improve managerial activities and to develop and modernize the intellectual potential of specialists in management and economics, is highlighted. Factors and priorities of the creation and further development of the elitist studies in the field of management and economics are described in details.

scholarly journals Creative Industries: Challenges and Opportunities in XR Technologies

2021 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 03011
Author(s):  
Hana Novakova ◽  
Peter ŠTarchoň
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Application ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Market Opportunity ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Primary Research ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

The paper aims to point out current challenges and opportunities in extended reality (XR) technologies that cover augmented, mixed and virtual reality (AR, MR, VR) within the frame of creative and related industries and current technological progress particularly based on the results of primary research. While the XR technologies struggle with limitations of the proper research on one side, multiple research projects including this one, have shown significant acceptance and potential of the XR technologies, especially in the ongoing digital era accelerated by the COVID-19 situation. The research presented in this paper was held with the small groups of artists in France who had opportunity to test the augmented reality mobile application on artworks from various artists. This and other cited research projects show that the acceptance rate of the XR technologies by the informed audience strongly predominates over its penetration in such population which can be interpreted as significant market opportunity. This milieu has strong impact on the democratization of the XR industry in the recent years with substantial investments by business sector. Meanwhile these technologies have become powerful enough to raise serious concern of their impact on ethical issues, social distancing and other related topics.

scholarly journals Frenemies in Business: Partner or Competitor?

10.28945/4330 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 001-024
Author(s):  
Sandi Wallace ◽  
Robert J Bermudez ◽  
Joshua a korlin ◽  
Damon J Moorer ◽  
Mary Shamma
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Mutual Benefit ◽  
Business Partner ◽  
Business Partners

A payment solutions company learned that one of its prominent business partners was about to purchase one of its chief competitors, resulting in one of the most significant threats in the company's 30-year history. Could they maintain a relationship with a partner who was also a competitor? Was there an opportunity to redesign the business model for mutual benefit? What was the best approach to ensure survival?

scholarly journals Deficit of Trust and the Decline of Print Media in Lithuania

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 5-20
Author(s):  
Virgis Valentinavičius
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Print Media ◽  
Business Models ◽  
The Public ◽  
Media Regulation ◽  
The Media ◽  
Printed Press

Since the turn of the 21st century, the global decline of print media has become a universally accepted inevitability, along with the broad consensus that this has been brought about by the internet and social media. The ascendancy of new media and the vicissitudes of digital transformation, along with shrinking advertising revenues and the sudden death of classified advertisements, have been piling up pressure on print media worldwide. In the meantime, there are some additional local factors at work in Lithuania that could propel Lithuania to be become one of the first countries in Europe to lose the printed press for good. The decline of Lithuanian print media has been caused not only by technological progress and new innovative media business models, but also by a rather flawed development of the traditional media, as the tested instruments of trust building have faced serious difficulties in taking root in the country’s print media culture. The downturn in the print media points to the limited ability of the Lithuanian press to strike a right balance between the public interest and the efficiency of the business model, as well as to a lack of willingness to create and uphold certain standards of transparency and journalist ethics. Reluctance to discuss deficiencies of the trade in an open way and weak motivation to develop an honest, efficient and credible media regulation environment have also been responsible for the print media’s decline. The vicious circle of the controversial business model which diminishes trust, and low trust which further undermines the financial viability of Lithuanian newspapers are in effect pushing the print media out of the market earlier than pure technological progress is asking for. The predicament of the press is making an impact on the Lithuanian media in general, by narrowing the advertising market. On the other hand, choices made by the public, unfavorable to the printed press, are giving the media valuable directions to move faster towards new forms of media that are more sensitive to the public interest and, accordingly, can command higher trust.

scholarly journals The selected theoretical and practical viewpoints to managing cultural diversity in the international business

2009 ◽  
Vol 55 (No. 8) ◽  
pp. 368-374
Author(s):  
E. Horská ◽  
A. Krasnodębski
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
International Business ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Primary Research ◽  
Main Attention ◽  
Market Position ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Trading Partners

The paper is a contribution to the theoretical and applied research in the area of managing cultural diversity from the viewpoint of performing different managerial and marketing tasks. It includes the primary research results conducted during the period from 2007 to 2008 on the set of 200 agri-food companies in Slovakia, Spain, Poland and Austria. This study helps to understand the concept of the internationalization of business activities of the agri-food companies depending on the diversity of their external environment and market position. The main attention is devoted to the international trade links development with those businesses which for various reasons are considered as potential partners in the long run and include also the external EU trading partners.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document