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Intra-firm Networks and Novelty-centered Business Models
ISSN
2151-6561
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2014-08-01
Abstract
The business model is referred to as a boundary-spanning activity system, which focuses on a focal firm while at the same time taking into account the value creating and value delivering activities of partners, suppliers and customers. While past research has predominantly focused on value creating and delivering mechanisms of business models we go beyond this transactional dimension and extend business model literature on social relationships between participants, who create novelty-centered business models. In particular, we examined intra-firm networks of business model innovation project teams and their effects on the creation of novelty-centered business model innovations. An analysis of 76 intra-firm network configurations in 20 incumbents within the service and manufacturing industry confirmed our hypotheses. Tie strength between business model innovation project teams and their interacting organizational subunits shows a U-shaped relationship with novelty-centered business model design, whereas network closeness and novelty-centered business models are positively, linear related.
Language
English
Keywords
business model
innovation
networks
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Business Innovation
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Best Paper Proceedings
Publisher
Academy of Management
Start page
17700
Event Title
74th Academy of Management Annual Meeting (AOM) 2014 "The Power of Words"
Event Location
Philadelphia, PA
Event Date
01-05.08.2014
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
237575