Innovating the Business Model: The Case of Space

Alessandra Vecchi () and Louis Brennan
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Alessandra Vecchi: University of Bologna
Louis Brennan: School of Business, Trinity College Dublin

A chapter in Adoption of Innovation, 2015, pp 155-180 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The paper provides insights on the dynamics of the space industry which despite its remarkable potential tends to remain an under-studied sector within the field of business studies. By drawing on our existing work on the space industry this paper investigates the leveraging of innovative business models in the industry utilizing three case studies. From the findings it emerges that all the three companies Virgin Galactic, Mars One and Unilever with the Axe/Lynx Apollo campaign have extensively relied on business model innovation by leveraging specific design elements—content, structure, and governance. Our findings highlight that business model innovation is an imperative to operate successfully in the space industry. Furthermore, a wide variety of private actors appear to be particularly resourceful in adopting novel business models that address the involvement of non-space actors and rely on non-space revenues.

Keywords: Business Model; Technology Acceptance Model; Focal Firm; Business Model Innovation; Space Industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-14523-5_10

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