2. Content
Introdution
Existing theory
Business Model Concepts
Types of Business model
Conclusion
3. Introduction:
What is a Business Model?
How business Model Change over time?
Different types of model
4. Existing Theory:
Deconstrustion Phenomenon:
Construction of vertically integrated value chain in many industries .
Proclaimed by industrial organisation theory.
Best applied when boundaries of an industries are clearly defined.
Since the end of the 20th century, various industries are undergoing
fundamental changes and a deconstruction of these integrated
business models can be observed.
The deconstruction of former integrated value chains of industries into
ever smaller segments (layers) becoming distinct businesses took
place.
As a consequence, traditional de®nitions of businesses and industries
become obsolete and vertically integrated companies are facing
competitors either specialised in one step of the value chain, or
combining various value steps in a network of companies applying
best-practice resources in a given industry.
Such business migration does not only create new businesses and
markets, it also causes separate industries to converge
5. Business Model Concept
deconstructing the value chain provides many opportun-
ities for the creation of new businesses. Because of that, the
deconstruction phenomenon can be considered as a necessary
development and basic condition that allows di€erent business models
to emerge.
Amit and Zott refer to the architectural configuration of the
components of transactions as the core of business models, meaning
the specific information, service, or product that is exchanged and/or
the parties that engage in the exchange.
Hamel favours the other extreme in applying a spectrum of modules
to form the business model, including customer interface, core
strategy, strategic re- sources and value network.
Mahadevan has developed a framework for the understanding of
business models in the internet context and has identi®ed three
elements of a business model, which include the value stream for the
business partners and the buyers, i.e. the revenue stream as well as
the logistical stream.
6. Contd….
Venkatraman and Henderson define a business model as a co-
ordinated plan to design strategy along three vectors (customer
interaction, asset configuration, knowledge leverage).
Timmers considers a business model as an `architecture for the
product, service and information ¯flows, including a description of the
various business actors and their roles; a description of the potential
benefits for the various business actors; and a description of the
sources of revenues'. He classifies them on the basis of the degree of
innovation and functional integration required.
Magretta states that business models are kinds of stories that explain
how companies work and that contain specific characters, a plausible
motivation and a plot that describes how value is delivered.
More simply, the term `business model' is composed of the words
`business' and `model‘ . The expression `business' refers to the fact
that a company does business with the purpose of making profit, while
the term `model' is a simplified description or representation of a
system that is composed of different elements and the relationships
between them. Thus, a business model tries to give an integrated and
consistent picture of a company and the way it aims to generate
revenues.
11. Conclusion
• The developed concept presents a challenging research
opportunity that builds on the few existing theoretical pieces,
but goes beyond the existing literature on business models.
The contribution of this paper lies in developing a
con®guration (typology) of di€erent business models (In-
tegrator, Orchestrator, Layer Player, Market Maker) by
including the value chain constellation, a revenue potential
perspective and the market power of innovators compared to
the owners of complementary assets based on the underlying
argument of the resource based view.