| Title Page | 2 |
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| Preface | 5 |
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| Table of Contents | 7 |
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| Generic Business Model Types for Enterprise Mashup Intermediaries | 10 |
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| Introduction | 10 |
| Motivation and Problem Scope | 10 |
| Research Design: Design Science Applied | 12 |
| Objectives of the Solution: Background and Related Work | 13 |
| Enterprise Mashups – Definition of Terms and Characteristics | 13 |
| Interaction Agent Model | 14 |
| Business Models | 15 |
| Design: Interaction Phase Model for Mashup Intermediaries | 17 |
| Demonstration: Case Studies | 19 |
| Instances of Mashup Intermediaries | 20 |
| Generic Business Model Types: Directory, Broker and Marketplaces | 23 |
| Conclusion and Future Work | 23 |
| References | 24 |
| The Commercial Open Source Business Model | 27 |
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| Introduction | 27 |
| Prior and Related Work | 28 |
| Commercial vs. Community Open Source | 29 |
| Community Open Source | 30 |
| Commercial Open Source | 30 |
| The Commercial Open Source Business Model | 31 |
| Revenue Sources | 31 |
| Business Functions | 32 |
| Community Management | 33 |
| Sales | 33 |
| Marketing | 35 |
| Product Management | 35 |
| Engineering | 36 |
| Support | 36 |
| Conclusion | 37 |
| References | 37 |
| IPhone or Kindle: Competition of Electronic Books Sales | 40 |
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| Introduction | 40 |
| Literature Review | 42 |
| Model | 43 |
| Competition under the Scenario of Complete Information | 46 |
| Competition under the Scenario of Incomplete Information | 48 |
| Conclusion | 49 |
| References | 50 |
| Appendix | 51 |
| Business Models in Emerging Online Services | 53 |
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| Introduction | 53 |
| Software-as-a-Service | 54 |
| Suggested Pricing/Delivery Structures | 55 |
| Target Market Segments | 55 |
| Procedures for Assessing Business Model Effectiveness | 55 |
| Vulnerability to or Threat to Other Business Models | 56 |
| User Concerns | 56 |
| Social Computing Tools and Services | 56 |
| Suggested Pricing/Delivery Structures | 56 |
| Target Market Segments | 57 |
| Procedures for Assessing Business Model Effectiveness | 58 |
| Vulnerability to or Threat to Other Business Models | 58 |
| User Concerns | 58 |
| Virtual Worlds | 58 |
| Suggested Pricing/Delivery Structures | 59 |
| Target Market Segments | 59 |
| Procedures for Assessing Business Model Effectiveness | 59 |
| Vulnerability to or Threat to Other Business Models | 60 |
| User Concerns | 60 |
| Implications of Emerging Business Models | 60 |
| Conclusions and Future Work | 62 |
| References | 63 |
| Business Model Design from an ANT Perspective: Contributions and Insights of an Open and Living Theory | 65 |
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| Introduction | 65 |
| From Value Chains to Value Networks | 66 |
| A Brief Overview of Actor-Network Theory | 68 |
| Why Seeking Inspiration in Actor-Network Theory | 69 |
| A Business Model Design and Analysis Approach Based on Actor-Network Theory | 70 |
| FoodAtYourDisposal Business Idea | 71 |
| Assessing the Business Model | 71 |
| Conclusions | 75 |
| References | 75 |
| Customer-Specific Transaction Risk Management in E-Commerce | 77 |
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| Increasing Turnover Potentials and Risks in E-Commerce | 77 |
| Business Scenario: An E-Tailer with Risk Management | 78 |
| Customer Valuation and Risk Aspects | 79 |
| Module 1: Evaluating Customer Potentials | 79 |
| Measuring Customer Values | 80 |
| Measuring Customer Risks | 81 |
| Module 2: Evaluating Risks of Payment Methods | 82 |
| Model for a Risk-Adjusted Customer Valuation | 84 |
| Conclusion and Outlook | 86 |
| References | 87 |
| An Evaluation of Multiple Perceptions of Digital Rights Management | 89 |
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| Introduction | 89 |
| Digital Rights Management: An Overview | 90 |
| The Stakeholders | 90 |
| The Creators’ Viewpoint | 91 |
| The Copyright Owners’ Viewpoint | 91 |
| The Distributors’ Viewpoint | 92 |
| The End Users’ Viewpoint | 93 |
| The Lawmakers’ Viewpoint | 94 |
| Conclusion | 95 |
| Contribution and Future Research | 96 |
| References | 96 |
| Consumer’s Online Shopping Influence Factors and Decision-Making Model | 98 |
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| Introduction | 98 |
| Literature and Hypothesis | 99 |
| Perceived Benefit | 100 |
| Perceived Risk | 100 |
| Online Shopping Relevant Elements | 102 |
| Online Shopping Conceptual Model | 103 |
| Research Design and Methodology | 104 |
| Data Employed | 104 |
| Structural Equation Modeling | 104 |
| Model 1 and Data Analysis | 104 |
| Model 2 and Data Analysis | 106 |