Leveraging global sources of knowledge for business model innovation

von Delft, S. , Kortmann, S., Gelhard, C. and Pisani, N. (2019) Leveraging global sources of knowledge for business model innovation. Long Range Planning, 52(5), 101848. (doi: 10.1016/j.lrp.2018.08.003)

Abstract

This article explores the concept of leveraging global knowledge for business model innovation, whereby knowledge is transferred across space and firm boundaries for the reconfiguration of an incumbent firm’s business model. Considering the implications of an ever-increasing fragmentation of global value chains and the associated dispersion of global knowledge sources, we propose that supply chain partners at foreign locations can provide valuable knowledge that incumbents can leverage to change their business model. Integrating insights from global supply chain, business model, and organizational learning literatures, we theorize and empirically test how different organizational capabilities enable firms to acquire knowledge from foreign partners, integrate external with internal knowledge, transform knowledge through experimentation, and finally apply global knowledge in the form of business model innovation. We conclude with suggestions for future research.

• Item Type: Articles
• Keywords: Business model innovation, organizational learning.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Von Delft, Dr Stephan
• Authors: von Delft, S., Kortmann, S., Gelhard, C., and Pisani, N.
• Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management
• Journal Name: Long Range Planning
• Publisher: Elsevier
• ISSN: 0024-6301
• ISSN (Online): 1873-1872
• Published Online: 03 September 2018
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2018 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Long Range Planning 52(5):101848
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License