An explorative model of business model scalability

International Journal of Product Development

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 226-248

  Stampfl, Georg ^a   Prügl, Reinhard ^a   Osterloh, Vincent ^a  

^a ZEPPELIN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

business model innovation; business models; e business; electronic business; entrepreneurship; growth; internet; new ventures; scalability; start ups; strategy; venture capital

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; GROWTH (MATERIALS); INTERNET; INVESTMENTS;

BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATION; BUSINESS MODELS; EBUSINESS; ELECTRONIC BUSINESS; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; NEW VENTURES; STRATEGY; VENTURE CAPITAL;

SCALABILITY;

EID: 84879831417     PISSN: 14779056     EISSN: 17418178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPD.2013.055014     Document Type: Article

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