Journal of Business Models (Mar 2021)

Business Model Implications of Industry Path Dependency

  • Louise Brøns Kringelum,
  • Jimmi Normann Kristiansen,
  • Allan Næs Gjerding

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5278/jbm.v9i1.5866
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1

Abstract

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Business model research often reflect unlimited flexibility in how firms can renew their business. We present a multiple case study of 21 companies in the Danish container sea freight sector to show how firms located in highly integrated supply chains experience business model lock-in due to industry path dependency.