Editorial: Introduction to the Special Issue Based on Papers Submitted at the Business Model Conference 2020

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Building resilient and innovative business models in the era of Covid-19: a process approach

The role that the Business Model (BM) concept and BM-related tools may play during times of crisis have been insufficiently investigated. This paper presents a process aimed at supporting companies in building resilient and original BMs through continuous innovation based on the existing BM literature. The present study highlights the role that BM tools may play during crisis situations, providing managers and entrepreneurs with an alert system (i.e., BM measurements) capable of signaling when a change should be implemented; a “library” of potential changes (i.e., BM pivots) to be generated in the BM; and a portfolio of potential available options when considering how the BM should be changed (i.e., BM configurations). The paper additionally highlights how tools for BM mapping, control, and innovation can provide one another with information and can be connected in a way that allows companies to achieve a synergetic effect in the face of instability and uncertainty

The role of causal maps in intellectual capital measurement and management

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the measurement and the management of the dynamic aspects of intellectual capital through the use of causal mapping. Design/methodology/approach – The paper details the methods utilized in a single in-depth case study of a network-based business model. Findings – The paper illustrates how causal mapping can be used to understand how intellectual capital really works in the specific business context in which it is deployed. Moreover, exploiting the causal map as a platform for extracting a set of indicators can provide information on the length of the lag and the persistence of the effects of managerial actions. In addition, it can signal when and how to refine and update the causal map. The combination of these factors can potentially support the dynamic measurement and management of intellectual capital. Research limitations/implications – The paper presented has two main limitations. First, the use of a single case study to provide in-depth and rich data limits the generalizability of the observations. Second, the proposed approach has not been implemented in practice. Future research opportunities include interventionist-type case studies that put the causal mapping approach into practice. Practical implications – The paper highlights the need to build causal maps to enhance the measurement and management of intellectual capital, which is dynamic in nature. As a consequence, this tool can be useful for monitoring the intangibles of companies and networks and to better understand the contribution their intellectual capital makes to the value creation process. Originality/value – The paper openly questions the measurement of the fluid and dynamic aspects of intellectual capital. It proposes a tool for governing these aspects and it suggests that even the existing intellectual capital measurement systems can improve their usefulness by including these dimensions. So, a shift in intellectual capital measurement is prescribed

Editorial: Introduction to the Special Issue based on papers presented at the Business Model Conference 2018

Editorial introducing the short papers selected from the 2nd Business Model Conference, where more than 60 academics and practitioners attended and more than 40 papers were presented

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The Business Model Conference 2022, held at the University of Lille in early June, provided members of the academic community with an excellent opportunity to discuss the latest research, innovative teaching methods, and best practices in business model research

Visualization techniques to disclose the link between managers’ remuneration and organisation’s performance

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the managers’ remunerations and the company’s performance and to propose a visualization technique so that this link can be better understood by stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach – This paper presents an analysis of the compulsory and voluntary disclosure in a sample of Italian listed companies. Content analysis method is used to identify the state of the environmental and social disclosure in the reports. Findings – It is argued that information on managers’ remunerations and company’s performance is actually provided in the available disclosure, but it is spread over several documents and this makes the understanding of the link quite difficult to stakeholders, especially to the non-expert ones

Editorial: New Ways of Developing and Analyzing Business Model Innovation

The aim of this Special Issue is to expand and advance the current knowledge on these aspects, highlighting work that makes signi cant theoretical and empirical advances on new ways of developing and analyzing BM innovation. Consistently with this aim, the papers included in this Special Issue address several di erent new facets and aspects of BM innovation, thus adding new perspectives to this research stream.