Networked enterprise business model alignment: A case study on smart living

Information Systems Frontiers

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 871-887

  Solaimani, Sam ^a   Bouwman, Harry ^a,b   Itälä, Timo ^c  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alignment; Business model; Case study; Health and care platforms; Implementation; Smart living

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

BUSINESS MODEL FRAMEWORKS; BUSINESS MODELING; IMPLEMENTATION; INNOVATION PROJECTS; NETWORKED ENTERPRISE; OPERATIONAL PROCESS; QUALITATIVE CASE STUDIES; SMART LIVINGS;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 84938414831     PISSN: 13873326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10796-013-9474-1     Document Type: Article

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