Towards A Business Models Classification

In the contemporary environment, companies are configured not only as traditional economic actors, but as veritable nodes of intermediation of ideas and creations, capable of articulating new forms of value and competitiveness in a context marked by complexity and volatility. This study systematically addresses the conceptual differences between typologies and taxonomies in business models, leveraging the comparative analysis of various business model archetypes to establish an innovative typology of business models, capable of providing a coherent framework for classification and strategic development. The methodology used in this paper involves the analysis of business models, focusing on existing essentialist perspectives, with the aim of identifying and understanding the fundamental characteristics that shape the diversity of business models discussed in the specialized literature. Based on these observations, this study aims to answer two essential research questions: How can essentialist and empirical classification reveal the fundamental structures of business models? To what extent can these classifications, combined with the investigation of the main categories of business models, lead to the proposal of a typology for them? This analysis aims to propose a new typology, which provides a clear framework for framing the different business models.