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Business Model Adaptation of Small and Medium-Sized Information Technology Firms: The Role of Dynamic Capabilities

Business Model Adaptation of Small and Medium-Sized Information Technology Firms: The Role of Dynamic Capabilities

Yulong Liu, Yang Yu
Copyright: © 2021 |Volume: 29 |Issue: 6 |Pages: 15
ISSN: 1062-7375|EISSN: 1533-7995|EISBN13: 9781799872627|DOI: 10.4018/JGIM.20211101.oa1
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Liu, Yulong, and Yang Yu. "Business Model Adaptation of Small and Medium-Sized Information Technology Firms: The Role of Dynamic Capabilities." JGIM vol.29, no.6 2021: pp.1-15. http://doi.org/10.4018/JGIM.20211101.oa1

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Liu, Y. & Yu, Y. (2021). Business Model Adaptation of Small and Medium-Sized Information Technology Firms: The Role of Dynamic Capabilities. Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM), 29(6), 1-15. http://doi.org/10.4018/JGIM.20211101.oa1

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Liu, Yulong, and Yang Yu. "Business Model Adaptation of Small and Medium-Sized Information Technology Firms: The Role of Dynamic Capabilities," Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM) 29, no.6: 1-15. http://doi.org/10.4018/JGIM.20211101.oa1

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Abstract

Small and medium-sized information technology firms operating in high-velocity business environments have to continuously adapt their business models. Prior research on business model adaptation, however, remains under-developed. In this study, we address the gap by drawing on the dynamic capability perspective. Based on the qualitative data collected from 35 interviews with ten companies in China, we develop a processual model and unveil how these companies employ dynamic capabilities (i.e. sensing, seizing and transforming), complemented by ordinary capabilities, to enact, manage and implement business model adaptation. This study provides novel insights into a theoretical issue of business model adaptation for information technology firms and managerial implications while using an adaptive business model innovation strategy.