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Equipment as a service and the role of technology: the transition towards usage-based business models

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  • Isabella Stojkovski
  • Ann-Kristin Achleitner
  • Thomas Lange
  • Svenja Jarchow

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Technological advances open opportunities for new ways of profit generation or entirely new business models (BMs). 'Equipment as a service' (EaaS) is perhaps one of the most drastic examples of technology-enabled BM innovation (BMI) in the field today. To gather knowledge on this phenomenon, we choose an exploratory, qualitative research design and collect data through 26 semi-structured interviews with experts belonging to four relevant stakeholder groups. Drawing on BMI theory, we clarify: why firms move towards usage-based BMs, what the main usage-based BM archetypes are, and how shifting to these archetypes innovates the BM. We discuss technology as a key driver of usage-based BMI. Our analysis further identifies four usage-based BM archetypes: Leasing Plus, Flexible Contracting, Renting/Sharing, and Performance Contracting. While this study focuses mainly on BMI in established firms, the results are also relevant to younger firms and start-ups that are yet to determine their BM.

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  • Isabella Stojkovski & Ann-Kristin Achleitner & Thomas Lange & Svenja Jarchow, 2022. "Equipment as a service and the role of technology: the transition towards usage-based business models," International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 14(4/5), pages 413-448.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijeven:v:14:y:2022:i:4/5:p:413-448
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