2015 年 12 巻 p. 1-27
Zhuqing HU(Graduate Department of Business Administration 、 Aichi University) Keywords: Business Model、 Competitive Advantages、 Customer Value、 Profit Creation JEL Classification Numbers: M00、 M30 The term business model has been used primarily as a description of how to create innovation and sustainable competitive advantages until now. In this paper、we focus on the relations between the business model and competitive advantages. First、 to clarify the definition and components of the business model、 then use the case of the Xiaomi Company as example and explain the four components of the business model. And after having examine interrelations among the elements. Finally、also consider the possibility of imitating the business model