The role of capabilities in the business model transformation: The case of utilities companies
Year: 2012
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The purpose of this master thesis is to study the role of capabilities in the business model transformation in the wind-power business from the case of utilities companies.More specifically, this thesis is an attempt to explain the changes of business models in relation to the changes of capabilities.The changes of capabilities are visualized through the use of conceptual model which is created from the combination of literature from several authors.The empirical data is mainly based on the annual reports and publications of two utilities companies:Vattenfall and Göteborg Energi.The time range of this study is from 1995 to 2011.Thereafter the analytical description regarding the business model and the capabilities is presented.The conceptual model visualizes the relationships between each particular type of dynamic capabilities and lower-order resources/capabilities.The conceptual model is finally used to explain the changes of business models of the studied companies from capability perspectives.The application of the model to the cases shows the capabilities that the companies had developed before they were able to change the elements in the business models.This conceptual model is an attempt to explain the co-evolution of business models and capabilities.The thesis is considered as the first step to provide the understanding of the dynamic capabilities regarding their types and importance and to lead the way for future research.The future research should aim for making the concepts of dynamic capabilities more practical for the researchers and applicable widely to the cases in the strategic management area.v 4.2 Göteborg Energi ....
Language: English
Subfield: Strategy and Management
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W170733896