TY - JOUR
T1 - Business Model Innovation in the Context of Crisis
T2 - A Qualitative Longitudinal Analysis
AU - Ramli, Kautsar
AU - Prokop, Daniel
AU - Mawson, Suzanne
AU - Kitagawa, Fumi
AU - Vorley, Tim
AU - Gherhes, Cris
AU - Campopiano, Giovanna
AU - Spigel, Ben
PY - 2025/11/5
Y1 - 2025/11/5
N2 - The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the challenges firms face in engaging in Business Model Innovation (BMI) during a crisis. To better understand how and why entrepreneurial firms undertake BMI during periods of uncertainty this study employs a novel methodology to systematically identify how firms shift their business model by using qualitative longitudinal data based on 229 interviews with 85 high-growth British entrepreneurs. The findings suggest three core archetypes of BMI in crisis: Crisis Response, Crisis Enablement, and Planned Innovation. Each archetype is underpinned by specific drivers and processes that explain why and how BMI occurred.
AB - The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the challenges firms face in engaging in Business Model Innovation (BMI) during a crisis. To better understand how and why entrepreneurial firms undertake BMI during periods of uncertainty this study employs a novel methodology to systematically identify how firms shift their business model by using qualitative longitudinal data based on 229 interviews with 85 high-growth British entrepreneurs. The findings suggest three core archetypes of BMI in crisis: Crisis Response, Crisis Enablement, and Planned Innovation. Each archetype is underpinned by specific drivers and processes that explain why and how BMI occurred.
UR - https://www.springer.com/journal/10961
M3 - Article
SN - 0892-9912
JO - Journal of Technology Transfer
JF - Journal of Technology Transfer
ER -