Lewis, David W.2017-06-122017-06-122017-06David W. Lewis, "Why Elsevier’s Outrageous Profit Margins Could Turn Out to Be a Good Thing," June 2017.https://hdl.handle.net/1805/12970https://doi.org/10.7912/C2NH1WThe paper argues, using Clayton Christensen's business models theory, that Elsevier's near 40% profit margins will limit the responses Elsevier can make to the disruptive entry of open access at the low end of the scholarly journal market.en-USAttribution 3.0 United StatesOpen AccessElsevierScholarly CommunicationsOpen access publishingCommunication in learning and scholarshipWorking Paper10.7912/C2NH1W