Towards an integrative component framework for business models: identifying the common elements between the current business model views

The business model literature has surged since the beginning of this millennium, but is currently characterized by a lack of shared understanding of the concept. This lack of consensus inhibits the effective use of business models for achieving business-IT alignment, which includes both formulating the appropriate information system (IS) requirements and using information systems as strategic resources to differentiate business models. To overcome this, the paper proposes an integrative framework, which builds on existing integration efforts in the field. This will allow the initiation of a convergent thinking phase about the business model concept. The research will make use of the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) methodology to rigorously select the relevant research papers.

Publication year:2013