Year: 2021
Type: conference-paper
Study design: Systematic Review
Abstract: Digital technologies and information and communication technologies (ICT) are used in emergent business models.Previous research works show that the internet of things (IoT) and big data are the most common technology used in digital transitions.In the literature, it was found that ICT is fundamental to transition to industries 4.0.ICT is debated as an enabler to a green economy and productivity growth and collaborates with the business ecosystem development and innovation.Wherever studies do not tackle why and how these ecosystems use ICTs.This paper aims to disclosure the linking between these technologies to the main objective that they are used in different sectors of the economy, drawing a map of the usage and limitations.A systematic literature review was conducted to fill this gap, using the Scopus database and the keywords Business Models and digital technologies.The finds summarize the context of the use and presents a framework to show how the ecosystems embrace cooperation, consumer involvement, integration between partners on developments, and others.This paper contributes to elucidate the main use of technologies, helping new business models and research in this field, and defining efforts in future research.
Language: English
Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4200327742