Author Archives: Florian Lüdeke-Freund
Papers in Brief (IV): Kant Hvass (2016): Weaving a Path from Waste to Value – Exploring Fashion Industry Business Models and the Circular Economy
[Note: This is the fourth post in our “Papers in Brief” series. This series offers a special service as it explains the core ideas of chosen research papers in a nutshell.] Papers in Brief (IV) by Kerli Kant Hvass Kant Hvass, K. (2016): Weaving a Path from Waste to Value: Exploring Fashion Industry Business Models […]
Register for the International Conference on “New Business Models”, Toulouse (FR), 16 & 17 June 2016
We like to draw your attention to the upcoming international conference on New Business Models, which will take place in Toulouse (France). The conference is held at the Toulouse Business School (TBS) on June 16 and 17. Conference fee is only €130,- Please register at: bit.ly/26JnvzR. You are most welcome! Jan Jonker and Niels Faber, members […]
Now available: MOOC on New Business Models
Professor Jan Jonker, Radbound University, The Netherlands, recently launched the first New Business Models MOOC (Massive Open Online Course): http://bit.ly/1TRfa8A Have you ever dreamed of starting your own business? Are you dedicated to sustainability, but don’t know how to put this passion into practice? Do you see challenges in your community which you want to […]
Special Issue “Business Models for Sustainability” Published – Editorial with Open Access
We are pleased to inform you that the final version of the special issue of Organization & Environment on “Business Models for Sustainability – Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Transformation” (Vol. 29, Issue 1) has been published in March 2016. Many contributions of this special issue are already listed among the top most downloaded O&E articles. The […]
Call for Abstracts (due 28 March 2016): “New Business Models” Conference at Toulouse Business School, 16 & 17 June 2016
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS Conference on “New Business Models: Exploring a changing view on organizing value creation for sustainable development” Venue: Toulouse Business School (TBS), Toulouse (France) | Date: June 16 and 17, 2016 Conference announcement incl. full CfP and guide for submissions Full CfP as PDF Important Dates 28 MARCH 2016 – Deadline […]
Utilizing the Business Model Canvas to Enable Sustainability Measurement on the Business Model Level
by Lara Obst This posting is based on a master thesis that was submitted by Lara Obst in October 2015 in order to receive the M.Sc. degree of the Double Master Program “Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship” from the Technical University of Berlin and the University of Twente. “Utilizing the Business Model Canvas to Enable Sustainability […]
Call for Extended Abstracts for a Journal of Cleaner Production Special Issue on “Embracing the Variety of Sustainable Business Models” – Deadline 1st June 2016
Special Issue Topics This Special Issue is designed to contribute to a better understanding of the mechanisms behind sustainable business models, which help to ensure sustainable solutions to social and environmental issues. This Special Issue team solicits a wide variety of sustainable business models, originated by (social) entrepreneurs, (non) profit organizations, sector related or governmental […]
Call for Abstracts on “Sustainability-Oriented Products, Product-Service Systems and Business Models” (Cambridge University R&D Management Conference) – Deadline 1st February 2016
We are seeking extended abstracts (deadline 1 February, 2016) for our track on “Sustainability-Oriented Innovation: Developing Products, Product-Service Systems and Business Models” at this year’s R&D Management Conference, 3-6 July, 2016, at Cambridge University, UK. The track is co-chaired by Erik Hansen, Frank Tietze and Florian Lüdeke-Freund. Please see further details here: http://www.rnd2016.eng.cam.ac.uk/sessiondescriptions/session19 Background: Sustainability-oriented innovation […]
Call for Papers for a Journal of Industrial Ecology Special Issue on “Exploring the Circular Economy” – Deadline 15th February 2016
The Journal of Industrial Ecology will publish a Special Issue on “Exploring the Circular Economy”. Paper manuscripts are due 15 February 2016. The circular economy is quickly gaining traction as a key strategy to pursue global sustainability. In contrast to the “take-use-dispose paradigm” of the traditional linear economy, in a circular economy, resources are kept in […]
ISPIM Special Interest Group Workshop: “GAMIFICATION in INNOVATION”
ISPIM Special Interest Group Workshop: GAMIFICATION in INNOVATION, Berlin, 10-11 March 2016 Gamification is increasingly used as a way to make serious strategic decisions and as a technique to develop new business models. This workshop is organised as part of ISPIM’s Special Interest Group on Teaching & Coaching Innovation. Various speakers will share their experience […]
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