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Book SynopsisBusiness model innovation is an important source of competitive advantage and corporate renewal. An increasing number of companies have to innovate their business models, not just because of competitive forces but also because of the ongoing change from product-based to service-based business models. Yet, business model innovation also involves organizational change process that challenges existing processes, structures and modes of control. This volume features thirteen chapters written by authorities on business model innovation. The specific angle, and the novel feature of this book, is to thoroughly examine the organizational dimension of business model innovation. Drawing on organizational theory and empirical observation, the contributors specifically highlight organizational design aspects of business model innovation, focusing on how reward systems, power distributions, routines and standard operating procedures, the allocation of authority, and other aspects of organizational
Trade ReviewThis volume will appeal mostly to readers who are looking for a variety of ways to think about linkages between business model change and organizational change. Its strength lies in the diversity of perspectives and examples... The authors of the various chapters aim to open up avenues of inquiry for future research and identify different organizational factors that pose alignment challenges when a firm and/or its rivals change business models, rather than to extend theory. * Administrative Science Quarterly *
The book tackles an important and timely issue: the interface between organization and business model design. This interface has been surprisingly under-researched, although it is of utmost significance for practicing managers and entrepreneurs. The various chapters in the book link classic organization design issues with business model change and innovation in a compelling manner. A "must read" for both researchers and managers * Christoph Zott, Professor of Entrepreneurship, IESE Business School, University of Navara *
Foss and Saebi have assembled a world class group of scholars to critically examine business models, and, importantly, anchor that examination in an underlying theory of organizations. This will be a vital reference for scholars of business models and innovation. * Henry Chesbrough, UC Berkeley Professor, and author of Open Innovation *
Table of Contents1: Nicolai Foss and Tina Saebi: Business Models and Business Model Innovation: Bringing Organization into the Discussion 2: Sunyoung Leih, Greg Linden and David J. Teece: Business Model Innovation and Organizational Design: A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective 3: José Santos, Bert Spector, and Ludo van den Heyden: Towards a Theory of Business Model Change 4: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Joan E. Ricart, and Jorge Tarziján: A Corporate View of Business Model Innovations 5: Julian Birkinshaw and Shaz Ansari: Management Models and Business Models 6: Nils Stieglitz and Nicolai Foss,: Business Model Innovation: The Role of Leadership 7: Costas Markides: How Established Firms Exploit Disruptive Business Model Innovation: Strategic and Organizational Challenges 8: Tina Saebi: Evolution, Adaptation or Innovation? A Contingency Framework on Business Model Dynamics 9: Massimo Colombo, Cristina Rossi-Lamastra, and Ali Mohammadi: Innovative Business Models in High-tech Entrepreneurial Ventures: the Organizational Design Challenges 10: Daniel Kindström, and Christian Kowalkowski: Service-driven Business Model Innovation - Organizing the Shift from a Product-based to a Service-centric Business Model 11: Torben Pedersen and Henrik Sornn-Friese: A Business Model Innovation by an Incumbent Late Mover: Containerization in Maersk Line 12: Klement Rasmussen and Nicolai Foss: Business Model Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry: The Supporting Role of Organizational Design 13: Marcel Bogers, Kristian J. Sund, and Juan Andrei Villarroel: The Organizational Dimension of Business Model Exploration: Evidence from the European Postal Industry
