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business model

vr.tr.business-model · INF.KNW

Let an agent explain business models and their components, describe common model types, support designing and analysing a business model, and relate models to sustainability and strategy.

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain business models and their components, describe common model types, support designing and analysing a business model, and relate models to sustainability and strategy.

A description of how an organisation creates, delivers and captures value, covering customer segments, value proposition, channels, revenue streams, cost structure and key resources, in forms such as subscription, marketplace, platform, online, circular, social and bottom-of-the-pyramid models; business models are designed and tested in entrepreneurship, analysed in strategy and management, and documented with tools such as the business model canvas.

What it is for: How organisations create and capture value.

It can be explain components; describe model types; support design and analysis; relate to strategy and sustainability.

Distinguishing features

Value logic

Component structure

Typed patterns

Testable

What it looks like

Not physical; frameworks and canvases.

How it is recognised

How value is created and captured

Segments, proposition, revenue, costs

A business plan is a document; a strategy is broader

Related models

is a kind of - category

model

is related to - a business type with distinct models

retail chain

is related to - operations within models

production process

is related to - revenue as taxable value

tax base

In practice

Families and kinds

subscription and recurring revenue models

platform and marketplace models

online and freemium models

circular and sustainable models

social and bottom-of-the-pyramid models

Standards and regulation

No formal standard; management frameworks

Company and consumer law affecting models

Sustainability reporting standards

Failure modes and hazards

Untested assumptions

Models relying on unsustainable practices

Buzzword use without substance

Also called

sustainable businesscircular business modelSocial business modelbottom of the pyramidplatform companyonline business modelbusiness model for open-source softwareyearly subscriptionvalue proposition canvasbusiness model canvasUtility business modelproduct-service systemmonetizationdirect-to-consumerfee-for-servicenetwork orchestratorDebt monetizationsoftware monetizationwebsite monetizationbreak/fix

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What a business model is.

Concepts.

Components

Components.

Components

Components.

  1. What are the components of a business model, and how do frameworks such as the business model canvas organise them? definition
  2. How does a business model differ from strategy and business plan? definition

Types

Model types.

Types

Types.

  1. How do subscription, platform, marketplace, freemium, circular and social business models work? definition
  2. Which entry fits a specific type? action
Design Designing a model.

Practice.

Design

Design and testing.

Design

Design.

  1. How can a business model be designed and its assumptions tested? action
  2. Which pitfalls are common? provenance

Analyse

Analysing a model.

Analyse

Analysis.

  1. How can the business model of this organisation be analysed for value, revenue and risks? action
  2. Which entry fits a specific company? action
Sustain Sustainability and society.

Context.

Circular

Circular and sustainable models.

Circular

Sustainability.

  1. What are circular and sustainable business models, and what does evidence say about them? provenance
  2. Which entry fits circular economy? action

Social

Social business models.

Social

Social.

  1. What are social business and bottom-of-the-pyramid models, and what debates surround them, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Learn Research and teaching.

Education.

Research

Research.

Research

Research.

  1. How do management researchers define and study business models, and which references are standard? provenance
  2. Which findings are contested? boundary

Teach

Teaching.

Teach

Teaching.

  1. How can business models be taught with canvases and cases? action
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each model type be a separate entry?
  • How should frameworks be linked?
  • How should case studies be linked?
Draft as JSON