Exploring evolution and emerging trends in business model study: a co-citation analysis

This paper is an early attempt of using co-citation analysis to sort out and to analyze the development and evolution of a latest hot area, business model. A dataset of 1498 records published between 1995 and 2015 is collected from Web of Science database. The empirical results show the latest hot t...

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Published in:Scientometrics 2017-05, Vol.111 (2), p.869-887
Main Authors: Li, Xuerong, Qiao, Han, Wang, Shouyang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business models
Citation analysis
Cocitation
Computer Science
Datasets
Information Storage and Retrieval
Library Science
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Summary:This paper is an early attempt of using co-citation analysis to sort out and to analyze the development and evolution of a latest hot area, business model. A dataset of 1498 records published between 1995 and 2015 is collected from Web of Science database. The empirical results show the latest hot topics in the business model study focus on business model innovation and value creation. In addition, technology oriented articles and strategy oriented articles provide some of the main perspectives of business model study. The conclusions and implications of business model in this paper will be particularly illuminating for both academic research and enterprises’ practice application.
ISSN:0138-9130
1588-2861
DOI:10.1007/s11192-017-2266-5