Tag Archives: circular economy

6y-Postdoc Position (75-100%) in Circular Economy & Innovation at Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria

Do you want to contribute to research and practice of product, technological and business model innovations in the context of the circular economy and sustainability?

Journal of Business Models: New Thematic Section on Sustainable Business Models

The Journal of Business Models recently introduced new thematic sections and hired new Associate Editors. This includes a new thematic section on sustainable business models!

‘I freed Nelson Mandela’ – Prof. Peter Wells on business model innovation and sustainability transitions – And a new book

In a remarkable keynote at this year’s New Business Models Conference, Peter Wells talked about business models and sustainability transitions. He also announced our forthcoming edited volume on “Business Models for Sustainability Transitions”.

Two Open PhD Positions in Circular Economy at University of Graz (Deadline: 14th August 2020)

The “Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable Product Management enabling a Circular Economy” offers two PhD positions that might be of interest for young researchers. 

Four million business models for the circular economy

Why is it so difficult to provide a comprehensive overview of circular economy business models? The answer is simple: because there are so many of them.

Open Access: “A Review and Typology of Circular Economy Business Model Patterns”

Our article “A Review and Typology of Circular Economy Business Model Patterns” is part of a special feature of the Journal of Industrial Ecology on “Digging Deeper into the Circular Economy”. The articles in this special feature are available for free!

LAST MINUTE: Project employee without doctorate – Circular economy – Deadline 31st August 2018

The Christian-Doppler-Pilotlaboratory for Sustainable Product Management in a Circular Economy of the University of Graz is looking for a project employee without doctorate.

Papers in Brief (XXIII): Bocken, Schuit & Kraaijenhagen (2018): Experimenting with a circular business model: Lessons from eight cases

Experimentation is an essential capability to innovate business models for sustainability. We conducted action research with eight case companies doing business experimentation and developed and applied a Circular Business Experiment Cycle.


Reminder: Call for Abstracts for a Special Issue on “Business Models for the Circular Economy” – Deadline 1st Sept 2017

This request for papers for a Special Issue of the International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility focuses on exploring Business Models for the Circular Economy.

5th Hamburg Workshop on Sustainability-Oriented Business Models: “Neues Wirtschaftspotential durch die Circular Economy” (July 28, 2017, in German)

On July 28, 2017, the 5th Hamburg Workshop on Sustainability-Oriented Business Models takes place. This edition deals with product design and business models for a circular economy.