ARCHTYPES OF BUSINESS MODELS: LOOKING FOR PATTERNS BY: SALAU ADEDAMOLA ABSTRACT This research incorporated dynamic capability view into the field of business model and proposed an analytical archetype consisting of five interlocking propositions that helps executives as well as researchers gain new insights into the realm of business model competitiveness. The constructs of BM is at the forefront of current business strategy thinking and managers need more advanced models for understanding
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Bright Horizons A business model refers to the trade-offs and decisions regarding how an organization makes money. Every business model must answer four questions. The four questions are: who is the customer?; what does the customer value?; what is the underlying logic of how value is delivered to the customer?; and how does the organization make money? The traditional day care business model answers the four questions as follows: The parents are the customers. The parents value a place for their
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A ROLE MODEL OF BUSINESS‚ PIERRE PELADEAU by Felipe Munoz 22 March 2009 IS PIERRE PELADEAU A GOOD ROLE-MODEL FOR BUSINESS STUDENTS? Many of us have heard of Pierre Peladeau‚ a man who built a multi-billion dollar company from a $1‚500 loan. He is one of the most famous entrepreneurs of Quebec history. There is no doubt that he achieved a lot during his life time and there is no doubt that a lot of it was good. He was and is still an icon of Canadian business world. For instance‚ he was known
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Battle for scope‚ consolidate‚ big players dominate Battle for scale‚ rapid consolidation‚ big players dominate Competition Employee‚ coddle the superstars Service oriented‚ customer first Cost centered‚ standards and efficiency • long tail biz models: sell few niche items. Low inventory costs and have a strong platform to make it readily available to interested buyers o ex customized legos o offer wide scope of “non hit” items. o Maybe user generated content o Focus on niche customers o
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Carlos Moura EGS Individual Assignment Shell’s Alternative Business Models: Hydraulic Fracturing Table of Contents 1. Forward 2 2. Context 3 3. Hydraulic Fracturing 4 4. Actors 4.1. Shell 5 . 4.2. Community 6 4.3. Government 7 5. The opponents perspective 7 6. Conclusion 9 7. References 10 Word count: 1980 (excluding Table of Contents and References) 1. Forward
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Microsoft: Competing on Talent (A) In 1999‚ a front page Wall Street Journal article was attracting attention with a headline “As Microsoft Matures‚ Some Top Talent Chooses to Go off Line.” It was a question taken very seriously by Gates and Ballmer who understood that company’s enormous success was largely due to its ability to recruit‚ motivate‚ and retain extraordinary talent. This article explores the HR philosophies‚ policies‚ and practice in 1980s and examines how the policies were managed
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From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The first version of Microsoft Word was developed by Charles Simonyi and Richard Brodie‚ former Xerox programmers hired by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1981. Both programmers worked on Xerox Bravo‚ the first Microsoft WYSIWYGword processor. The first Word version‚ Word 1.0‚ was released in October 1983 for Xenix and MS-DOS; it was followed by four very similar versions that were not very successful. The first Windows version was released in 1989‚ with a slightly
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What is Blockbuster’s Business Model? Blockbuster was established in 1985 with the firms objective of renting and selling videos. Before information technology really influenced the world’s business‚ Blockbuster’s business model‚ like most businesses‚ was a traditional model. Blockbuster Headquarters Physical Store Consumer The simple business model consumers visit their nearest Blockbuster store to hire videos over a period of time e.g. 2 nights or a week‚ then return the hired videos
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Group Case 1 Group 5 2/27/13 Microsoft Dynamics Customer Solution Case Study: Nonprofit Empowers Team‚ Markets More Effectively with Association Management Solution Background of the Organization National Middle School Association is a nonprofit organization. They have 25 employees that provide professional development‚ journals‚ books‚ research‚ and information to middle school teachers in the United States. NMSA generates about $6.5 million a year in revenue through membership fees
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launching its business‚ priceline.com has sold millions of airline tickets‚ hotel room nights‚ and rental car days. Priceline.com is the patented Internet pricing system that enables consumers to achieve significant savings by naming their own price for goods and services. Priceline.com takes consumer offers and then presents them to sellers who can fill as much of that guaranteed demand as they wish at price points determined by buyers. Priceline.com licenses its business model to independent
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