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The Journal of General Management | 2005

Concept and Evolution of Business Models

Lars Schweizer

Although the term ‘business model’ is widely used in the business world, the academic research on this issue is sparse. This paper tries to close that gap by developing a typology of different business models along three dimensions: value chain constellation, market power of innovators versus owners of complementary assets and total revenue potential. This typology consists of four different types of business model (Integrated, Layer Player, Market Maker and Orchestrator) and is built on the resource based view as a conceptual foundation. Moreover, this paper discusses how business models may change over time, due to a varying competitive landscape.


The International Journal on Media Management | 2002

Attacker's advantages in a homogeneous market: The case of GSM

Dodo zu Knyphausen-Aufsess; Christian Krys; Lars Schweizer

Abstract This article deals with the market entry and competitive strategies of two third entrants into the Western European GSM market: The Greek mobile communications operator Cosmote and the German operator E‐Plus. Starting point of our research is the analysis of the entire Western European GSM market, which shows a broad variance in performance indicators of the operators although the market characteristics regarding the product, the supply and the demand side are quite homogeneous. In order to explain the performance variance and the success of late movers we examine the market entry and competitive strategy of the most successful third entrant in Western Europe, Cosmote, and contrast this case to E‐Plus. The market environment and the company characteristics of both companies are similar, but their performance differs significantly. The major results of our analysis are (1) that quality of service, including particularly the network coverage at launch and in the first stage, is more important than time to market, (2) that the image of an operator depends strongly from the customers perception in the starting phase, and (3) that the commitment in combination with the resources of the shareholders are crucial for the operators’ success.


Journal of Management | 2013

Investor Reactions to New Product Development Failures The Moderating Role of Product Development Stage

Diemo Urbig; Robin Bürger; Holger Patzelt; Lars Schweizer

The authors develop a model of investor reactions to new product development (NPD) failures in high technology firms. They propose that a firm’s financial and managerial capabilities, and its strategic focus on R&D, influence investors’ perceptions of the firm’s market value after NPD failure and that these effects are contingent on the development stage of the failed product. Using data on 148 NPD failures of publicly traded biopharmaceutical firms and an event study methodology the authors find support for their hypotheses. They show that the relationships between a firm’s (a) financial capabilities, (b) managerial capabilities, and (c) strategic focus on R&D, respectively, and the decline of firm market value after NPD failure are more negative for products that fail in late development stages than for products that fail in early development stages. The authors’ results highlight the importance of a conjoint consideration of product-level and organizational-level effects in explaining investor reactions to NPD outcomes.


International Journal of Mobile Communications | 2006

Convergence: a challenge for mobile telecommunication operators the case of the German T-Mobile

Lars Schweizer

This article deals with the concept of convergence analysed from the perspective of a mobile telecommunication operator, the German T-Mobile. This paper concludes that mobile telecommunication operators need to handle the paradox of simultaneously realising convergence and deconstruction by applying a set of distinct strategies, depending on a careful analysis of the considered part of the mobile value net.


International Journal of Services, Economics and Management | 2009

Consulting success and contingent fees as important elements on the way to a theory of management consulting

Lars Schweizer; Dodo zu Knyphausen-Aufsess; Martin Rajes

This paper analyses the role of consulting success and contingent fees as two important pillars of a theory of management consulting. In view of public criticism, contingent fees are not only considered as a possible implication of the success evaluation of consulting activities, but also as an opportunity for strengthening the clients position in the consulting process. However, the precondition for being able to agree on contingent fees is the determination of criteria and indicators to measure consulting success. Based on a process-oriented perspective, we show the interconnections between consulting success and contingent fees both of which being important elements to be considered on the way to a theory of management consulting.


Archive | 2008

Mergers and Acquisitions in the Biotechnology Industry

Lars Schweizer; Dodo zu Knyphausen-Aufsess

For venture-backed biotech companies, the approval of a new drug is a long-term prospect that requires extensive time and effort for research, development, pre-clinical and clinical trials, and, in the United States, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. For many biotech companies, the funding required to finance development, testing and approval activities requires ongoing investment. Larger pharmaceutical companies often provide this funding; it’s a partnership that works well, as these companies drive growth through the distribution and sale of new and innovative drugs that are protected by patents. Securing rights to new drugs, whether they are being developed in-house or through partnerships with biotech firms, is therefore an essential strategy for keeping the product pipeline full.


Archive | 2003

System und Umwelt: Theoretische Perspektiven und der Fall „Brent Spar“

Dodo zu Knyphausen-Aufseß; Maria Rumpf; Lars Schweizer

Es ist merkwurdig: In unserem Alltagsleben spielt die Gefahrdung unserer naturlichen Umwelt — die Umweltverschmutzung — eine grose Rolle, aber in der Betriebswirtschaftslehre ist das Thema nicht allzu prasent — nur einigen wenigen Fachvertretern ist das Verdienst zuzuschreiben, sich nachhaltig damit zu beschaftigen [siehe insbesondere Liesegang (1995), (1999)]. Was es aber naturlich gibt, ist eine Auseinandersetzung mit einem eher abstrakten Konzept der „Umwelt“. Im Bereich des Strategischen Managements spielt beispielsweise das Konzept des „Fit“ eine zentrale Rolle [vgl. Venkatraman (1989); Mintzberg (1990); Kirsch (1990)]; der „Fit“ aber besteht eben — oder sollte bestehen — zwischen dem Unternehmen auf der einen und der Umwelt auf der anderen Seite. Begriffe wie „CoAlignment“ [Thompson (1967)], „Congruence“, „Matching“ etc. beziehen sich ebenfalls auf das System/Umwelt-Verhaltnis. Ansoff [(1987), S. 501] hebt den Begriff der Adaption hervor; er schreibt: „Scientific interest in strategic behavior or purposive organizations traces back to the early 1950s. Since then several different and apparently conflicting theoretical explanations of strategic behavior have been offered. Schools of thought have been formed, dedicating to enriching the respective theories and to establishing their superiority over theories proposed by the other schools. But all of these schools appear to be studying the same problem. Some of us call it the problem of policy formation, others of strategy formulation. It concerns the logic which guides the process by which an organization adapts to its external environment.”


Archive | 2011

Industry evolution and the interplay between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation

Dodo zu Knyphausen-Aufseß; Lars Schweizer

Wie entwickeln sich Industrien? Wir untersuchen diese Fragestellung anhand eines detail-lierten Vergleiches der grundlegenden Eigenschaften der Open Source Software-Ent-wicklung einerseits und des Humangenomforschungsprojektes andererseits. Geleitet durch einen theoretischen Bezugsrahmen, wie er von dem Sozialphilosophen Jurgen Habermas entwickelt worden ist, analysieren wir insbesondere das Zusammenspiel von intrinsischer und extrinsischer Motivation und die Frage, wie dieses Zusammenspiel die Branchenevolution beeinflusst. Wie das Habermassehe Konzept der „Kolonialisierung der LebensweIt“ andeutet, kann die zunehmende Bedeutung okonomischer Anreizstrukturen auch negative Auswirkungen auf die Strukturen der Open Source Software Community bzw. des Humangenomforschungsprojektes haben und die freiwillige Bereitschaft zur Teilnahme beeinflussen.


Schmalenbachs Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung | 2008

Anreize und Motivation für unternehmerisches Handeln in etablierten Firmen

Lars Schweizer; Erik Monsen; Holger Patzelt

ZusammenfassungDie vorliegende Studie untersucht auf Basis eines erwartungstheoretischen Bezugsrahmens die Frage, wie die Eigenschaften unternehmerischer Projekte etablierter Firmen deren Mitarbeiter motivieren, an diesen Projekten teilzunehmen. Dabei wird der Einfluss der wahrgenommenen Erfolgswahrscheinlichkeit, Arbeitsplatzrisiko, Entlohnungsrisiko, zu erwartendem Einsatz sowie gebotener Erfolgsbeteiligungen im Hinblick auf die Teilnahmeentscheidung der Mitarbeiter analysiert. Zudem wird untersucht, ob die wahrgenommene Erfolgswahrscheinlichkeit einen moderierenden Einfluss auf andere Einflussfaktoren hat. Eine Conjoint-Studie von 1472 Teilnahmeentscheidungen von 46 Mitarbeitern etablierter Technologiefirmen unterstützt weite Teile des postulierten Modells. Implikationen für die wissenschaftliche Literatur und die Managementpraxis werden diskutiert.SummaryIn this article we draw on an expectancy theory perspective to analyze the factors motivating employees to participate in corporate venturing projects. We state that the decisions of employees to participate in such projects depend on the perceived success probability, job risk, pay risk, required work effort, and profit sharing associated with the project. Moreover, we argue that the employees’ perceived success probability moderates the effect of the other factors. We use a conjoint study to collect data on 1472 participation decisions nested within 46 employees of established technology-based corporations. Our data confirm major parts of our model. We discuss implications of our results for the corporate entrepreneurship literature and for practicing managers.


Zeitschrift Fur Personalforschung | 2005

Outsourcing von Personalfunktionen: Eine (erneute) Bestandsaufnahme

Lars Schweizer; Dodo zu Knyphausen-Aufseß; Carmen Ulscht

Das Personalmanagement befindet sich im Umbruch, da immer mehr Unternehmen dazu übergehen, ihre Personalfunktionen an professionelle Dienstleister auszulagern. Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht auf Basis einer durchgeführten schriftlichen Befragung von 45 deutschen Unternehmen deren Outsourcingverhalten hinsichtlich ihrer Personalfunktionen. Im Ergebnis wird gezeigt, dass bereits eine Vielzahl von Unternehmen einzelne Personalfunktionen auslagern und die Unternehmen zum großen Teil auch bereit sind, über die bisher ausgelagerten Bereiche hinauszugehen und noch weitere Personalfunktionen auszulagern. Im Vergleich zu anderen Studien ist auffällig, dass Unternehmen sich von einer reinen (transaktions-)kostentheoretischen Betrachtung der Outsourcingentscheidung lösen und verstärkt ressourcenorientierte Überlegungen in ihr Kalkül einbeziehen. Daher werden in diesem Beitrag sowohl Transaktionskostentheorie als auch Ressourcenansatz als theoretisches Fundament zugrunde gelegt.

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Björn Michaelis

Goethe University Frankfurt

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Andreas Nienhaus

Goethe University Frankfurt

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Diemo Urbig

University of Wuppertal

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Shalini Rogbeer

Goethe University Frankfurt

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Anja Trichterborn

Technical University of Berlin

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