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Business model; conceptual framework; content analysis; taxonomy; Information Systems
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Developing A Unified Framework Of The Business Model Concept, Mutaz M. Al-Debei, David Avison
Developing A Unified Framework Of The Business Model Concept, Mutaz M. Al-Debei, David Avison
Dr. Mutaz M. Al-Debei
Recent rapid advances in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have highlighted the rising importance of the Business Model (BM) concept in the field of Information Systems (IS). Despite agreement on its importance to an organization’s success, the concept is still fuzzy and vague, and there is little consensus regarding its compositional facets. Identifying the fundamental concepts, modeling principles, practical functions, and reach of the BM relevant to IS and other business concepts is by no means complete. This paper, following a comprehensive review of the literature, principally employs the content analysis method and utilizes a deductive reasoning approach to provide …