Chinese Entrepreneurial Technology Firms and Business Model Innovation: Strategies and Sources of Value
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The aim of this paper is to explore business model innovation by Chinese entrepreneurial firms. Based on an in-depth investigation of entrepreneurial software firms, the findings suggest that Chinese entrepreneurial firms use a combination of experimentation and effectuation strategies to facilitate business model innovation, while mitigating the challenges of China’s business environment. Based on this first qualitative empirical evidence in an emerging economy, we suggest that these two strategies warrant further investigation and confirmation. These two strategies focus on creating a value network that offers five potential sources of value: novelty, lock-in, efficiency, complementarity and legitimacy.
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Företagsekonomiska institutionen Department of Business Studies
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