Structural Business Ecosystems: By Partnering on an Equal Footing to unique, exceptional, customer-centric (cross-industry) system solutions. (Capture More Value by joint Value Creation within a specific Collaborative Business Model)

This publication describes why Structural Business Ecosystems (Structural BES) will become significantly more important in the future and why they are a strategic option for an efficient value creation system for the realization of unique, exceptional, customer-centric (cross-industry) system solutions. The summary of a study, expert interviews and the author's PhD thesis also shows the special features of Structural BES and outlines a design framework for successful implementation within a collaborative business model with those partners who make a significant, complementary and non-generic contribution to the specific, visionary, joint value proposition. The necessary multilateral cooperation on an equal footing between the partners is based on openness, trust and reciprocity. Accordingly, it is a closed Business Ecosystem with a small number of partners.