Towards Classification of Resources for the Business Model Concept

International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, Vol. 2, Issue 4, pp. 389-404

Posted: 16 Nov 2008

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Marko Seppänen

Tampere University

Saku Mäkinen

Tampere University of Technology - Department of Industrial Management

Date Written: September 3, 2007

Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to continue the discussion on the representation of resources as a part of the business model concept. Recently, a business model concept has been proposed to support managing the exploitation of business opportunities. Such exploitation generates a need to select and arrange resources of the firm in order to fulfil the value creation potential and achieve competitive advantage. Although resources have been elucidated in this young field of enquiry concerning business model conceptualisations, the exposition of and the categorisation of resources have been left ambiguous. The contribution of this study is an empirically and theoretically grounded categorisation of the resources that need to be combined with business model concept in order to exploit rent-generation potential.

Keywords: business model, categorisation, resources, resource-based view, classification, rent-generation, exploitation, value creation

JEL Classification: A10, D10, L20, L21, M10

Suggested Citation

Seppänen, Marko and Mäkinen, Saku, Towards Classification of Resources for the Business Model Concept (September 3, 2007). International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, Vol. 2, Issue 4, pp. 389-404, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1301348

Marko Seppänen (Contact Author)

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Saku Mäkinen

Tampere University of Technology - Department of Industrial Management ( email )

P.O. 541, Korkeakoulunkatu 8 (Festia building)
Tampere, FI-33101
Finland

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