Business model literature has been focused on value co-creation and co-capture logic in understanding business models in the ecosystem. To understand the "Ex Ante" source of ecosystem-based value creation/capture, this paper proposes opportunity complementarity as a key antecedent and construct...

We develop and evaluate five online courses (MOOCs) on business model innovation, tailored to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Six design principles are found for such courses: regarding type and form of learning contents; time investments from participants; practical examples and...

Practice-oriented business model courses can be resource intensive and potentially entail a redesign of the curriculum. Blended-learning has been heralded as a solution for this problem. In this paper, the authors describe the design and content of a blended-learning business model course using...

This short paper explores the intra-organizational business model implications of organizations as they enter different inter-organizational collaborations, as exemplified by clusters, networks, and ecosystems. The aim is to show, conceptually, how organizations must consider the degree of...

Multi-platform ecosystems (MPEs) are comprised of multiple platforms integrated to create and capture value together. The collective value creation and capture within MPEs gives rise to coopetion, which impacts the business model configurations for both incumbents and entrants that provide...

This paper offers insight into the boundary-spanning practitioners and the operationalization of their capabilities that are critical to sustainable value co-creation, delivery, and capture within collaborative business models. Few empirical studies have focused on the concept of collaborative...

Platform-based business models are increasingly relevant. Scholars mainly focus on the strategic dimension, but what are the tactics to build and evolve digital platforms? This article proposes a novel framework, which assists in subdividing the scope of possible activities of digital platform...

This paper provides insights towards the development of an impactful entrepreneurial course called New Venture Creation. The course is based on the principals of Lean Start-up methodology but modified to encompass the demands from a Higher Educational Institution. The course has shown positive...

Purpose. This study reports on a master-level university course that teaches sustainability by conveying factual and methodological knowledge in terms of business model development. Design/methodology/approach. We designed the course based on several years of experience and knowledge obtained...

This article suggests that the definition of a business model depends on the application context: products, platforms, or ecosystems. Building on existing literature and illustrative examples, the paper clarifies the business model construct by emphasizing the context of analysis. The article...