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 […]
The new book Circular Business – Collaborate and Circulate explains how you can establish a successful circular business. The three authors – Christiaan Kraaijenhagen, Cécile van Oppen and Nancy Bocken – are working in the area of sustainability and aim to close the gap between theory and practice in the circular economy. In the book, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, 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 […]
by Adam Jabłoński Sustainable Business Models in Building Long-Term Value, Taking their Corporate Social Responsibility into Account This blog post is a summary of the main results of Adam’s extensive research on sustainable business models. His book is currently available in Polish only (reference see below). Therefore, this post and attached PDF offer an English […]
Our team of authors is further growing and is getting more international. A new blogger from Poland joined our team – welcome Adam Jabłoński! Take a look at our growing team … Adam is Assistant Professor in The Department of Management, University of Dąbrowa Górnicza (Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu w Dąbrowie Górniczej), Poland. He holds a […]
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