Virtual Organization Breeding Environments in the ICT Industry: Opportunities and Barriers
ISBN
978-952-265-591-2
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2014-06-08
Author(s)
Abstract (De)
A Virtual Organization Breeding Environment (VBE) is considered a promising approach to flexibly respond to business opportunities. For such setups information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure has been identified as an essential facilitator, but the ICT industry itself has rarely been studied in the VBE context. As this industry often takes an important pioneer role in the realization of value creation and business modeling ideas, this study aims to identify viable types of VBE-based collaboration within this industry. Based on 18 expert interviews, two promising types are identified: university-driven and capability-driven ICT VBEs. The main benefits of this setup lie in simplified partner identification and increased innovation potential while cultural issues and the protection of intellectual property are seen as the main challenges. Finally, implications for the business models of participating organizations are derived and discussed.
Language
English
Keywords
Business Model
Collaboration
Decision Making
Innovation Management
Strategy
Virtual Breeding Environment
Virtual Organization
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Business Innovation
Refereed
Yes
Book title
The Proceedings of XXV ISPIM Conference - Innovation for Sustainable Economy and Society
Publisher
International Society for Professional Innovation Management ISPIM
Start page
13
Event Title
XXV ISPIM Innovation Conference 2014
Event Location
Dublin
Event Date
08.-11.06.2014
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
233600