Business model innovation in the aviation industry

International Journal of Product Development

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 286-310

  Schneider, Sabrina ^a   Spieth, Patrick ^a,b   Clauss, Thomas ^c  

^a EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

aircraft manufacturing; airline industry; aviation industry; business model innovation; business models; case study research; customer benefit orientation; industry structural characteristics; maintenance; market characteristics; MRO; overhaul; repair; value co creation; value creation

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRCRAFT; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CIVIL AVIATION; COMMERCE; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MAINTENANCE; MANUFACTURE;

AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING; AIRLINE INDUSTRY; AVIATION INDUSTRY; BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATION; BUSINESS MODELS; CASE STUDY RESEARCH; CUSTOMER BENEFITS; MARKET CHARACTERISTICS; OVERHAUL; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; VALUE CO CREATIONS; VALUE CREATION;

REPAIR;

EID: 84879812982     PISSN: 14779056     EISSN: 17418178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPD.2013.055010     Document Type: Article

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