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Entrepreneurial Business Models. Theoretische Grundlagen und mögliche Forschungsfelder

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  • Miriam Schüßler

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Geschäftsmodelle sind ein wesentlicher Erfolgsfaktor von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen (KMU). Die Beschäftigung mit Geschäftsmodellen als Unterscheidungsmerkmal von Unternehmen gewinnt im Rahmen der Globalisierung und der fortschreitenden Digitalisierung vieler Wirtschaftszweige zunehmend an Bedeutung. Trotz der Entwicklung von einem Randthema zu einem zentralen Forschungsfeld der Wissenschaft ist das junge Forschungsfeld noch sehr fragmentiert. Der Artikel präsentiert einen aktuellen Überblick der Entwicklung der Geschäftsmodellliteratur und erläutert wesentliche Definitionsansätze. Darüber hinaus wird die Verbindung zur Geschäftsstrategie, dem Innovationsmanagement und der Wirtschaftstheorie aufgezeigt und erläutert. Kernaspekte des Beitrags sind die Einbettung in die Unternehmenstheorie durch die ressourcenbasierte Betrachtung des iterativen Prozesses und die Entwicklung eines umfassenden Stufenmodells der Geschäftsmodellinnovation. Das Modell baut auf der Individual-, Organisational- und Makroebene auf und dient abschließend der Analyse möglicher Forschungsfelder und der Ableitung von Implikationen für zukünftige Forschungsansätze. / The Entrepreneurial Business Model represents an essential cornerstone of the entrepreneurship and innovation research and gains prominence among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as differentiation and innovation factor in the context of global digitalization. Despite the development from a side issue towards a central construct, the young field of research is still fragmented and lacks a coherent framework. This paper thus represents an overview of business model literature and explains different definitions. Moreover, the link to business strategy, innovation management and economic theory is presented. Key contributions of the article are threefold: first the embedding of the context in the theory of the firm by offering a resource based view of the iterative process, second the development of a comprehensive stage model of business model innovation derived from the individual, organizational and national level. Finally, potential research streams are analyzed with the stage model and implications for future research get disclosed.

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  • Miriam Schüßler, 2016. "Entrepreneurial Business Models. Theoretische Grundlagen und mögliche Forschungsfelder," ZfKE – Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, vol. 64(4), pages 281-299.
  • Handle: RePEc:dah:aeqzfk:v64_y2016_i4_q4_p281-299
    DOI: 10.3790/zfke.64.4.281
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