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An engineering approach to business model experimentation â an online investment research startup case study
Every organization needs a viable business model. Strikingly, most of current literature is focused on business model design, whereas there is almost no attention for business model validation and implementation and related business model experimentation. The goal of the research as described in this paper is to develop a business model engineering tool for supporting business model management as a continuous design, validation and implementation cycle. The tool is applied to an online investment research startup in roll out and market phase. This paper describes the research as performed in a case study setting by focusing on the design, implementation and evaluation of the business model engineering tool. We also analyze the actual implementation and usage of the business model tool by the online investment research startup by focusing on the most critical actions related to actual business model implementation â i.e. actions with so-called âLollapalooza tendenciesâ
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Business model requirements and challenges in the mobile telecommunication sector
The telecommunications business is undergoing a critical revolution, driven by innovative technologies, globalization, and deregulation. Cellular networks and telecommunications bring radical changes to the way telecom businesses are conducted. Globalization, on the other hand, is tearing down legacy barriers and forcing monopolistic national carriers to compete internationally. Moreover, the noticeable progress of many countries towards deregulation coupled with liberalization is significantly increasing telecom market power and allowing severe competition. The implications of this transition have changed the business rules of the telecom industry. In addition, entrants into the cellular industry have had severe difficulties due to inexistent or weak Business Models (BMs). Designing a BM for a mobile network operator is complex and requires multiple actors to balance different and often conflicting design requirements. Hence, there is a need to enhance operatorsâ ability in determining what constitutes the most viable business model to meet their strategic objectives within this turbulent environment. In this paper, the authors identify the main mobile BM dimensions along with their interdependencies and further analysis provides mobile network operators with insights to improve their business models in this new âboundary-lessâ landscape
Determining the factor structure of an integrated innovation model
This paper reports on elemental factor analyses of the innovativeness study in the Turkish manufacturing industry, drawing on a sample of 184 manufacturing firms. Factor structures are constructed in order to empirically test a framework identifying the relationships among innovativeness, performance and determinants of innovation. After several independent principal component analyses, factor structures of innovations, firm performance, organization culture, intellectual capital, manufacturing strategy, innovation barriers, and monitoring strategies are presented
Towards an effective structure of IT governance for organizations in developing economies
The pervasive use of IT is prominent amongst organizations in developing economies. However, there is growing evidence that these economies fail to capitalize on their IT investment to transform their organizations to be competitive both locally and globally. IT-related benefits are possible with appropriate governance of the IT-related resources, and we need to broaden our understanding on the IT governance mechanics suitable for organizations in the developing economies. In this study, we adopted an initial interpretive design to obtain a deeper understanding of the IT governance (ITG) environment and conceptions of the stakeholders on effective IT governance structures for the developing economies. We found that the presence of an IT Strategic Planning Committee, Multiple level of authority, and a Forum for informal discussions as the crucial components of an ITG structure in developing economies
Information technology and performance management for build-to-order supply chains
En las siguientes lĂneas se plantea un artĂculo de reflexiĂłn que tiene en cuenta parte del marco teĂłrico que sustenta la investigaciĂłn titulada âPrĂĄcticas pedagĂłgicas que promueven la competencia argumentativa escrita (CAE) en niños campesinos de los grados
4° y 5° del Centro Educativo Municipal La Caldera, Sede Principal de Pastoâ, desarrollada en el año 2012. En Ă©l se contemplan los aportes de las ciencias del lenguaje y la comunicaciĂłn, la teorĂa de la argumentaciĂłn, la didĂĄctica de la lengua escrita y los gĂ©neros discursivos, que dan cuenta de la necesidad de desarrollar la
capacidad crĂtica en los estudiantes a travĂ©s de la argumentaciĂłn, lo cual implica transformar las prĂĄcticas pedagĂłgicas para que se alejen de la transmisiĂłn de conocimientos y den paso a la comunicaciĂłn, para que la palabra escrita sea apropiada de manera significativa
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Understanding the use value dimensions of outsourced maintenance services
Surviving in long-term outsourced maintenance contracts in current financial situation necessitates better understanding of what customers attribute as value and its dimensions. This paper reports on findings from research undertaken with a supplier of automation products and services and its customers. Structured interviewing technique has been conducted in four customer companies from different industrial sectors at different organizational levels. Value dimensions and their role in different decision making levels are identified
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