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The Frontiers of Value Co-creation Research: Ecosystem and Business Model Innovation

Jiang Shangrong, Qiao Han, Zhang Si, Liu Ying, Hu Yi, Xu Yanmei   

  1. School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190
  • Received:2019-06-03 Online:2020-02-29 Published:2020-03-07

Abstract:

This paper conducts a statistical analysis, a co-citation analysis and a burst analysis of the sample literatures in the field of value co-creation, and identifies the research focus and trend. The results show that there are three kinds of research focus in the field of value co-creation at the present stage, including value co-creation theory, external environment and service ecosystem, and customer participation practice. In the past 16 years, the research focus in the field of value co-creation has shifted from service-dominant logic and customer participation to enterprise ecosystem and business model innovation. We find two priorities for future researches in the field of value co-creation:(1) Value co-creation and ecosystem research, including the construction of business ecosystem framework and the niche and strategic decision-making of enterprises. (2) Value co-creation and business model, including the influencing factors of enterprise co-created value and business model innovation. Bibliometric analysis on these emerging research hotspots can not only improve the existing value co-creation theory, but also provide theoretical support and practical guidance for enterprise strategic decision-making and business model innovation.

Key words: value co-creation, ecosystem, business model, bibliometric