Assignment:
Article-Business Model: What It Is and What It Is Not by Carlos M. DaSilva, Peter Trkman
Identify the major themes on business models presented in Ovans's 2015 article, "What Is a Business Model?". Next, compare these themes with the ones presented in Harvard Business Review (2013) article and video of the Business Model Canvas and the discussion led by Dr. Osterwalder. What are key or major findings? What are the points of uncertainty and ambiguity?
Review and evaluate Dr. Porter's Five Forces. How and why does the Five Forces model link to the success or failure of the company business model?
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Introduction: Tell the reader the purpose of the post and what will be covered.
Theory: Business Model and Five-Forces:
Identify and describe the main points and themes of the Ovans (2015) article and the Harvard Business Review (2013) article and video.
Now, add the concept of Dr. Michael Porter's Five Forces from the assigned video. How can the Five Forces model be applied to the business model concepts? Be as specific as possible.
Conclusion: Sum up the key points of the post in one or two sentences.
References: Using APA style and format, list the references you used for your post.