Abdollahi, GolrouLeimstoll, Uwe2015-10-052015-10-052011-08-04http://hdl.handle.net/11654/9193https://doi.org/10.26041/fhnw-3099Internet business models have been widely discussed in literature and applied within the last decade. Nevertheless, a clear understanding of some e-commerce concepts does not exist yet. The classification of business models in e-commerce is one of these areas. The current research tries to fill this gap through a conceptual and qualitative study. Nine main e-commerce business model types are selected from literature and analyzed to define the criteria and their sub-criteria (characteristics). As a result three different classifications for business models are determined. This study can be used to improve the understanding of essential functions, relations and mechanisms of existing e-commerce business models.en330 - Wirtschaft005 - Computer Programmierung, Programme und DatenA classification for business model types in e-commerce04B - Beitrag Konferenzschrift