This chapter applies the lens of emergentism and emergent properties to the understanding of value propositions, value creation, value delivery and value realization. It argues that none of the building blocks typically asserted with business models are of any value without the underlying...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore how business models (BMs) can guide the design of a performance measurement system (PMS) and to shed light on the advantages and disadvantages of using BMs as a platform for designing a PMS and identifying key performance indicators (KPIs)....

Purpose: We discuss traditional assumptions about value creation and confront these with current views on sustainable value creation (SVC). Against this backdrop, the articles contained in the special issue "Sustainable Value Creation Through Business Models" are introduced, and their...