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Business ecosystems as a way to activate lock-in in business models link.springer.com Mar 28, 2025 14 facts
claimA lock-in-oriented business model is defined as a business model architecture that discourages actors such as employees, customers, suppliers, forwarders, and partners from leaving the firm and migrating to competitors, as described by Amit & Zott (2001) and Zott & Amit (2007).
claimBusiness models that activate novelty and efficiency using new technologies like artificial intelligence may be copied by imitators that apply similar business model architectures and themes.
claimThe lock-in theme in business model architecture typically takes longer to activate than other business model themes.
referenceA business model architecture consists of actors interwoven by transaction mechanisms into a pattern that creates an activity system of recurring activity streams, where actors can be internal or external individuals or organizations.
claimA business model architecture must activate one or more business model themes to account for value creation and appropriation, though changing a business model does not guarantee better performance.
claimA firm's business model architecture is a network of internal and external actors linked through dedicated transaction mechanisms, incorporating principles from transaction cost economics.
claimA 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.
referenceA firm's business model architecture consists of a set of internal and external actors linked by specific transaction mechanisms, where each actor performs activities that collectively form an activity system to create and appropriate value.
claimServitizing offerings requires altering the value chain, which has implications for business model architecture, according to Reim et al. (2015).
claimA business model theme is a specific configuration of a business model architecture that produces a certain kind of business value.
claimPioneering firms can defend their market position by transforming their business model architecture to introduce complementarity and initiate lock-in.
claimLock-in in a business ecosystem is activated by multiple firms (at least two) whose complementary business model architectures enhance each other, rather than being activated solely by the business model architecture of a single firm.
claimA firm's business model architecture can be configured to provide offerings that complement the business models of other firms, creating a unique form of complementarity that forms a business ecosystem, which activates lock-in for participants and raises entry barriers for imitators.
claimTo drive firm performance, a business model architecture must be configured to activate one or more of the following themes: novelty, efficiency, complementarity, and lock-in.