Small and Medium Tourism Enterprise Survival in Times of Crisis

Author(s):  
Maria-Concepcion Lopez-Fernandez ◽  
Marta Perez-Perez ◽  
Ana-Maria Serrano-Bedia ◽  
Andrea Cobo-Gonzalez

This case study is intended to analyze, through a longitudinal analysis, the radical business model innovation experienced a Cantabrian tourism company that exploits a protected cultural property called “El Capricho de Gaudí.” More specifically, this chapter focuses on the manager attitudes toward risk and their influence on response strategies implemented to redefine and renew this business model for competitiveness and survival. The results of the analysis contribute to generate knowledge about how a solid and well-established small experienced cultural-based tourism enterprise reformulates its business model to survive in time of crisis.

Author(s):  
Robin Singh

This research discusses the business model challenges faced by cag aggregator platform models in developing countries. Technology-based platforms have been disrupting traditional businesses and rewriting the rules of the game. Ola cabs has been instrumental in shaping the Indian platform business landscape in a big way. Using case methodology the author analyses the situation and business model to present the salient features of Ola’s model. However, this paper also puts the spotlight on the inherent challenges in this model and warns the need for continuous business model innovation and service quality.


2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelo Cavallo ◽  
Antonio Ghezzi ◽  
Bertha Viviana Ruales Guzmán

Purpose This paper aims to investigate how a firm may innovate its business model to internationalize. Design/methodology/approach Owing to its novelty and to the depth of the investigation required to grasp the mechanisms and logics of business model innovation aiming at internationalization, a single case study has been performed related to a company located in North-Western Colombia. Findings The study provides detailed empirical evidences over the mutual connection and complementarities among value mechanisms of business models. Moreover, this study suggests that BMI fosters internationalization to scale, which, in turn, will require additional changes to match new customer needs as they emerge. Also, the study shows an extension of the action–space of lean startup approaches, intended as scientific approaches to international entrepreneurship. Originality/value This study connects business model innovation and internationalization as few studies have done before.


Author(s):  
Cesar A. de Souza ◽  
Juliana N. Correa ◽  
Moacir M. Oliveira ◽  
Annabeth Aagaard ◽  
Mirko Presser

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Lu ◽  
Sijing Liu

It is absolutely not an accidental phenomenon that the development of Internet overlaps with boom of business model research. The emergence of the Internet has greatly promoted the development and study of business models. This paper focuses on exploration of O2O business model innovation by analyzing the main types, evolution and driving factors of Chinese Internet business model, taking Ctrip as the example. From the social prospective, O2O business model improves value and feeling of the customer experience as well as the operational efficiency of the enterprise value chain and utilization efficiency of social resources. This paper has also put forward what Ctrip can enlighten the development of tourism enterprises.


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