The Circular Economy (CE) has been identified as a promising solution for reducing emissions, waste, and achieving sustainable development goals while offering economic values for companies. However, the move towards CE requires managers and decision-makers to rethink and redesign their Business...

Purpose: This paper synthesizes existing research on tools and methods that support data-driven business model innovation, and maps out relevant directions for future research. Design/methodology/approach: We have carried out a structured literature review and collected and analysed a...

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to conceptualize the connection between business model and business reality. On this basis, the paper aims to put the business model on a solid conceptual basis and to build bridges to its neighbouring concepts. In this way, this paper should to contribute to...

Purpose: As an emerging field, the fifth generation, 5G, mobile communications technologies related business models have only been discussed to a limited extent in the literature, and platform business models in general have seldom been examined. The purpose of this paper is to explore how to...

Purpose: Extant research on business models does not address the question of business model evolution. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to explore how we can capture the dynamism of business models. Approach: We examine the applicability of the principles of complexity theory as an...

Purpose: This paper offers a literature review and explores a business model innovation for platform business. It also suggests a practical tool, Platform Canvas, to support implementation activities. Design/Methodology/Approach: A literature review was conducted in fall 2016 that resulted in...

Purpose: Although the notion of articulating and communicating ideas is central to theories of business models, the current literature has scarcely explored how business models are used and communicated by practitioners. The label "business model" itself can both organize and construct beliefs...

Purpose: The article analyzes the effects of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Business Model Innovation (BMI), focusing on the platform business model. Design/Methodology/Approach: Proposes a CLD (Causal Loop Diagram) model and analyzes the model to discuss insights about the structure and...

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...

Purpose: In current retailing, digitalization provides new value creation mechanisms that increase competition and offer customers myriad options to fulfil their needs. Increasing complexities in the retail field has instigated restructuring, pressuring traditional retailers to reconsider their...