defines a business model as “a model, which helps organisations to realise the economic value of their product, services, business, and /or technology.” A very clear and detailed definition of a business model is given by Osterwalder, Pigneur and Tucci (2005):

Strategy refers to the choice of business model through which the firm will compete in the marketplace. Tactics refers to the residual choices open to a firm by virtue of the business model that it employs. To integrate the concepts of strategy, business model, and tactics, we introduce the generic two-

Scoping inconsistencies are linked to mixed interpretations of what, exactly, constitutes a business model. This Background Paper for <IR> explores and reconciles divergent approaches in business model reporting with the aim of reaching a common, widely-accepted definition of the business model for use in Integrated Reporting (<IR>).

This essay considers what a business model is, locates the pursuit of ‘ambivalent value’ in the strategy literature, and proposes a new strategic role for the business model – as a means of negotiating for a portion of that ‘ambivalent value’.

2004年5月6日 · This paper begins by defining a business model as what a business does and how a business makes money doing those things. Then the paper defines four basic types of business models (Creators, Distributors, Landlords and Brokers).

2014年3月17日 · A strategic model of a business of a corporation summarizes the future policies of the business that will prepare it to perform in the future. Six different kinds of generic business models...

This book will give you deep insight into the nature of business models. It describes traditional and bleeding-edge models and their dynamics, innovation techniques, how to position your model within an intensely competitive landscape, and how to lead the redesign of your own organi-zation’s business model.

Business model innovation, which involves designing a modified or new activity system, relies on recombining the existing resources of a firm and its partners, and does not require significant investments in R&D. We offer managers and researchers a conceptual primer on business model innovation, emphasizing the importance of system-level thinking.

In this paper we set out to advance our understand-ing of the business model concept by addressing three areas of foundational research: business model definitions, business model elements, and business model archetypes.

Specifically, 1) the business model is emerging as a new unit of analysis; 2) business models emphasize a system-level, holistic approach towards explaining how firms do business; 3) organizational activities play an important role in the various conceptualizations of business models that have been proposed; and 4) business models seek to explai...