A review and research agenda in business model innovation
International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing
ISSN: 1750-6123
Article publication date: 24 July 2019
Issue publication date: 12 August 2019
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to review and synthesise the recent advancements in the business model literature and explore how firms approach business model innovation.
Design/methodology/approach
A systematic review of business model innovation literature was carried out by analysing 219 papers published between 2010 and 2016.
Findings
Evidence reviewed suggests that rather than taking either an evolutionary process of continuous revision, adaptation and fine-tuning of the existing business model or a revolutionary process of replacing the existing business model, firms can explore alternative business models through experimentation, open and disruptive innovations. It was also found that changing business models encompasses modifying a single element, altering multiple elements simultaneously, and/or changing the interactions between elements in four areas of innovation: value proposition, operational value, human capital and financial value.
Originality/value
The conflicting approaches exist in the literature on how firms change their business models, this review synthesises these approaches and provide a clear guidance as to the ways through which business model innovation can be undertaken.
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Acknowledgements
Retraction notice: The Editorial team of International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing wish to retract the following published article:
Hutahayan, B. and Wahyono, (2019), “A review and research agenda in business model innovation”, International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, Vol. 13 No. 3, pp. 264-287, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPHM-12-2017-0073.
It appears that this article contains substantial overlap with the following published article:
Wahyono, W. (2019), “Business model innovation: a review and research agenda”, Journal of Indian Business Research, Vol. 11 No. 4, pp. 348-369, https://doi.org/10.1108/JIBR-12-2017-0251, which was retracted due to substantial overlap with an article published in the New England Journal of Entrepreneurship, Ramdani, B., Binsaif, A. and Boukrami, E. (2019), “Business model innovation: a review and research agenda”, New England Journal of Entrepreneurship, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 89-108, https://doi.org/10.1108/NEJE-06-2019-0030.
The Journal of Indian Business Research submission guidelines make it clear that articles must be original and must not infringe any existing copyright. The publishers of the journal sincerely apologise to the readers and the original authors, Boumediene Ramdani, Ahmed Binsaif and Elias Boukrami.
Citation
Hutahayan, B. and Wahyono (2019), "A review and research agenda in business model innovation", International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, Vol. 13 No. 3, pp. 264-287. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPHM-12-2017-0073
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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