Abstract
Through a longitudinal case study, this chapter explores the repercussions from introducing a mobile commerce platform as just another instrument in the marketing toolbox in a traditional sales-oriented firm. Findings suggest that the implementation of the m-platform in addition to its intended purpose-establish a marketing channel to key customers-spawns a digital business model that allows the company to change its relations to distributors, retailers, and customers enabling access to direct communication with end-users. However, the emerging new business model has the potential to change the organization essentially. The authors argue that although the emerging digital business model was indeed a success seen from a sales-, marketing-, innovative-, and relational perspective, it was perceived as a disaster from an organizational perspective. Consequently, top management abandoned the new digital platform. The chapter highlights the importance of not underestimating resistance in an organization when implementing a new marketing instrument such as m-commerce platforms.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Titel | Entrepreneurship, Collaboration, and Innovation in the Modern Business Era |
Redaktører | Mehdi Khosrow-Pour |
Antal sider | 21 |
Forlag | IGI global |
Publikationsdato | 6. apr. 2018 |
Sider | 1-21 |
Kapitel | 1 |
ISBN (Trykt) | 1522550143, 9781522550143 |
ISBN (Elektronisk) | 9781522550150 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 6. apr. 2018 |