An Entrepreneurial Business Model for Personal Branding: Proposing a Framework

Journal Title: UNKNOWN - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 2

Abstract

Purpose- Personal branding has become a mature field of research; however, there are many ques-tions to be answered yet. One of the most important questions is that what does a typical entrepre-neurial business model look like? Design/methodology/approach- To answer the above question, the present paper tries to use meta-analysis approach to making an integrated view of the extant literature. Thus, 25 papers, which were mainly focusing on the topic, was selected and critically reviewed. Finally, a framework is proposed based on Osterwalder's (2004) approach. Findings- Findings of this research are mainly focused on the characteristics of each dimension in the entrepreneurial business model for personal branding. Research limitations/implications- Research implications imply that a typical entrepreneurial business model for personal branding might be helpful for both entrepreneurs as well as policy makers.

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Mehdi Raftari, Behrooz Amiri

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Mehdi Raftari, Behrooz Amiri (2014). An Entrepreneurial Business Model for Personal Branding: Proposing a Framework. UNKNOWN, 2(2), 121-139. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-322828