Capability perspective of business model innovation: Analysis in the software industry

International Journal of Business Innovation and Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-89

  Rajala, Risto ^a   Westerlund, Mika ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Business model; Business networks; Capabilities; Software industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 48649102160     PISSN: 17510252     EISSN: 17510260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBIR.2008.015936     Document Type: Article

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