A pioneer firm can defend against imitators by activating lock-in mechanisms within its business model architecture, specifically through sunk costs, direct network effects, indirect network effects, or data network effects.

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  Business ecosystems as a way to activate lock-in in business models

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Referenced by nodes (5)

• lock-in concept
• business model architecture concept
• indirect network effects concept
• sunk costs concept
• data network effects concept