Network configuration, customer centricity, and performance of open business models: A solution provider perspective

Industrial Marketing Management

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 671-682

  Frankenberger, Karolin ^a   Weiblen, Tobias ^a   Gassmann, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Business model performance; Customer centricity; Networks; Open business model; Solution provider

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884137599     PISSN: 00198501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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