The business model concept, although a relatively new topic for research, has garnered
growing attention over the past decade. Whilst it has been robustly defined, the concept has …

Since the end of the 1990s, the world has witnessed a tremendous growth in the area of
information and communication technology (ICT), starting with grid computing, cloud …

Telemedicine services may improve the quality of life of individuals while also reducing the
costs of service provisioning. They represent an important but as yet understudied type of …

Auf Basis der ökonomischen Prinzipien und Spielregeln der Softwareindustrie behandelt
dieses Buch Strategien und Geschäftsmodelle für Softwareanbieter. Dabei handelt es sich …

Software producing organizations are frequently judged by others for being 'open'or 'closed',
where a more 'closed'organization is seen as being detrimental to its software ecosystem …

Network-intensive business behaviour and specialization in core competencies have
increased the importance of utilizing resources beyond company boundaries. In recent …

So far the critical choice of the entry mode for a target country has been examined ignoring
the special features of firms. Particularly, the impact of the wide variation of business models …

The open source approach to software development has been used by software
organizations in tandem with their existing business models, which are based on proprietary …

The open-source paradigm offers a plethora of opportunities for innovative business models
(BMs) as the underlying codebase of the technology is accessible and extendable by …

Business models describe the strategic direction of a firm and have significant impact on the
success of innovations. While the term business model is broadly used, a comprehensive …