Transformative Business and Sustainability Transitions: A Framework and an Empirical Illustration

P. J. Beers (), Marjo Baeten (), Erwin Bouwmans (), Bram Helvoirt (), Jos Wesselink and Ruud Zanders ()
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P. J. Beers: HAS University of Applied Sciences
Marjo Baeten: HAS University of Applied Sciences
Erwin Bouwmans: HAS University of Applied Sciences
Bram Helvoirt: HAS University of Applied Sciences
Jos Wesselink: HAS University of Applied Sciences
Ruud Zanders: Kipster

A chapter in Business Models for Sustainability Transitions, 2021, pp 29-58 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract New business models have been widely touted for their promise of sustainability. However, conceptual approaches to new business models largely fail to connect to sustainability transitions. In this contribution, we draw upon sustainability transitions research to introduce a transformative business model framework. Given the radically incremental nature of sustainability transitions, we propose that the radicalism and potential of new business models should be assessed in relation to their capacity to influence wider institutional settings and to the transition to which they belong. We report on an exploratory study of six transformative business cases in the context of the Dutch agri-food transition. Our results suggest that, in order to be transformative, businesses need to coevolve with specific wider institutional, discursive, practical and relational developments.

Keywords: Transformative business models; Sustainability transitions; Transition pathways; Agri-food transition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-77580-3_2

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