Robustness of IPTV Business Models

Bouwman, Harry; Zhengjia, M.; Duin, Patrick van der; Limonard, Sander

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“…Typical examples of external influences are changes in user requirements, regulatory changes, emerging new target groups and changing scale of operation, the application of a different revenue model or the incorporation of a new technology" (Bouwman et al 2008a, p. 132). Scholars have particularly focused on the technological, market and regulatory risks that affect the robustness of business models (Bouwman et al, 2008a;Bouwman et al, 2008b;Reuver et al, 2009). Hence, analyzing the effectiveness of business models requires both a conceptual understanding about their feedback loop structure (Casadesus-Masanell and Ricart, 2011) as well as an understanding about their behavior under different future scenarios (Reuver et al, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This example illustrates that the assessment of BMfS should draw on more criteria than their innovativeness and potential sustainability impact. In particular, business models need to be also robust under a variety of external conditions (Bouwman et al, 2008b;Casadesus-Masanell and Ricart, 2011). Towards the aim of a more holistic analysis of BMfS, this research aims to contribute to the understanding of successful design of BMfS by answering two questions: What characterizes successful design of entrepreneurial BMfS in uncertain environments?…”

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Scalability and robustness of business models for sustainability: A simulation experiment

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Abdelkafi

2018

Journal of Cleaner Production

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An increasing number of entrepreneurial ventures aim at developing viable business models for solving societal or ecological challenges. Such business models for sustainability (BMfS) build on reinforcing mechanisms of value creation and capture that allow to simultaneously achieve financial and sustainability objectives. To date, we do not know much about the successful design of such business models for new markets with highly uncertain dynamics. Hence, this research aims at advancing the understanding about two key characteristics of successful BMfSscalability and robustnessand their impact on performance of entrepreneurial BMfS in uncertain environments. Toward this aim, it uses simulation modelling of an entrepreneurial BMfS under different future scenarios. The simulation represents the case of Coursera, an entrepreneurial venture with the social mission of making high-quality education globally accessible through Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Rooted in the literature on business models (for sustainability), innovation adoption and System Dynamics, the simulation model integrates the four value dimensions of BMfS and allows testing different hypotheses about its sustainable performance. The simulation experiments show that the business model is scalable, but not sustainable in a scenario of high competition. We discuss the implications of the simulation results for the effective design of entrepreneurial BMfS.

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Section: Characteristics and Outcomes Of Effective Bmfsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%