This mini track serves as a forum for the presentation
and discussion of new and innovative approaches to
business models for coping with the challenges of the
digital economy and digital transformation of businesses.
We consider an economy based on the digitization of
information and the respective information and
communication infrastructure as the digital economy. These
developments are creating and are requiring new types of
business models. Value creation processes and structures
will be altered radically, new types of products and
services are emerging. Therefore, this mini track
addresses all topics concerned with the analysis, design,
development, implementation, and control of future
business models for the creation of economic value in the
digital economy from a communication, organizational,
business, economic, and managerial perspective applying a
theoretical, conceptual, or practical approach.
Suggested topics include but are not limited to the
following:
- Challenges and foundations of the digital
economy
- Analytical and architectural frameworks for new
business models
- Business model generation and innovation
- Disruptive business models in the digital
economy
- Digital transformation
- Digital ecosystems
- Blockchain technology
- Digitally enhanced products
- Industry 4.0 / Industrial Internet/ smart
factory/ Internet of things
- Conversational commerce
- Social media and social networks based business
models/ social commerce
- Design and modeling approaches/ methods
- Evaluation and simulation techniques/
approaches
- Industry perspectives on business models
- Challenges of converging industries, e.g.:
Mobility, Financial industry (e.g., Fintech/ InsurTech),
Media industry, Telecommunications.
You are cordially invited to submit your research
to the mini track!
Important Dates:
- February 28, 2018: Deadline for Paper
Submission
- April 17, 2018: Decisions made for Completed
Research, ERFs submissions
- April 25, 2018: Deadline for camera-ready
submissions.