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Developing a unified framework of the business model concept

Al-Debei, Mutaz M, Avison, David·2010·European Journal of Information Systems
DOI 10.1057/ejis.2010.21
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Recent rapid advances in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have highlighted the rising importance of the Business Model (BM) concept in the field of Information Systems (IS). Despite agreement on its importance to an organization's success, the concept is still fuzzy and vague, and there is little consensus regarding its compositional facets. Identifying the fundamental concepts, modeling principles, practical functions, and reach of the BM relevant to IS and other business concepts is by no means complete. This paper, following a comprehensive review of the literature, principally employs the content analysis method and utilizes a deductive reasoning approach to provide a hierarchical taxonomy of the BM concepts from which to develop a more comprehensive framework. This framework comprises four fundamental aspects. First, it identifies four primary BM dimensions along with their constituent elements forming a complete ontological structure of the concept. Second, it cohesively organizes the BM modeling principles, that is, guidelines and features. Third, it explains the reach of the concept showing its interactions and intersections with strategy, business processes, and IS so as to place the BM within the world of digital business. Finally, the framework explores three major functions of BMs within digital organizations to shed light on the practical significance of the concept. Hence, this paper links the BM facets in a novel manner offering an intact definition. In doing so, this paper provides a unified conceptual framework for the BM concept that we argue is comprehensive and appropriate to the complex nature of businesses today. This leads to fruitful implications for theory and practice and also enables us to suggest a research agenda using our conceptual framework.

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Authors
Al-Debei, M. M., & Avison, D.
Affiliations
  • Information Systems and Computing, Brunel University Uxbridge U.K.
  • École Supérieure des Sciences Économiques et Commerciales (FR)
Venue
European Journal of Information Systems
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2010-06
Volume
19
Issue
3
Pages
359-376
ISSN
  • 0960-085X (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-9344
DOI
10.1057/ejis.2010.21
OpenAlex
W2152604313
Cited by
879
References
83
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FWCI
79.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (unspecified)
Locations
  • European Journal of Information Systems (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Business Strategies and Innovation
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management Information Systems › Information Technology Governance and Strategy
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Innovation and Knowledge Management
Keywords
business models, business model concept, conceptual framework, business model dimensions, business model ontology, business strategy, business processes, e-commerce, digital organization, information systems

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