A Multidisciplinary Framework for Concept Evolution: A Research Tool for Developing Business Models (Track 3, Session 5)
Author(s) :
Jukka Aaltonen (University of Lapland, Finland)
Jukka Rinne (University of Lapland, Finland)
Ilkka Tuikkala (University of Lapland, Finland)
Abstract : The demands of the modern business environment form the basis of work carried out in a business network integration project (Yritysverkostointegraatio, YVI) that is focusing on integrating enterprise networks. The project, which embraces the interrelated research areas of business models, systems integration, and information security, seeks to analyse and model information, material and financial flows in the enterprise network, in an effort to combine all the individual results in a general model of integrated enterprise network. The new framework for multidisciplinary concept evolution (MCE) was developed as a part YVI-project. The impetus for systematizing the research concepts was a practical need to facilitate successful communication between different disciplines. The main benefit of the framework is that it aids the complex and dynamic process of conceptualization by highlighting abstraction, generalization, and ontology engineering as practical methods to implement concept evolution. One application of the framework is in solving complex business-related problems. The MCE framework can be utilized not only by researchers but also by other community stakeholders.

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