Project Title: A Critical Review of Business Model Research in Healthcare 

Student Assistant Job Description

A student assistant is required this summer for support in data analysis related to a critical review of business model research in healthcare.

The student assistant will assist in preparing a table (in Excel) that presents a summary of each collected article. The summary (among other) should cover the following points*:

• Complete Reference
• Title
• Authors
• Publication Year
• Type of Publication (Academic vs Practitioner)
• Type of Definition of “Business Model” (Direct, Indirect, Other etc.)
• Function (What is the role of Business Model in the collected study? For example, provides a framework, describes how a firm interacts with ecosystem, captures the way the firm functions and creates value etc.)
• Research Question/Research Objective
• Method (Empirical (single case study, multiple case studies, regression and large samples, simulation, other) or conceptual (general conceptual, theoretical work / theory development))
• Empirical Setting (For empirical studies)
• Notes (General Comments/observations)
• And Additional columns (Notably antecedents, mechanisms and outcomes of business model design/innovation)

*Note: The final summary format can differ and the lead author (V. Sihag) will be continuously collaborating with the student in further development of summary format.

Completion Date: To be decided with the student (preferable completion date 19^th September 2020)

Contact Person: Dr. Vikrant Sihag

E-mail Address: [email protected]

Working Hours Per Week: 16-20 hrs/week