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Sustainable Business Model (SBM) patterns
Also known as: SBM patterns, sustainable business model pattern taxonomy
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Does the combination of sustainable business model patterns lead ... link.springer.com Feb 20, 2023 21 facts
referenceZufall et al. (2020) proposed seven Sustainable Business Model (SBM) patterns for the smartphone industry.
accountThe authors of the article 'Does the combination of sustainable business model patterns lead to truly sustainable business models?' identified 25 articles for analysis regarding business model contingencies by systematically searching the Scopus database and applying a multi-stage selection process.
claimResearchers including Lüdeke-Freund et al. (2018a, 2018b) and Dijkstra et al. (2020) have built upon the Bocken et al. (2014) framework to propose more fine-grained frameworks for Sustainable Business Model patterns.
claimAccording to Lüdeke-Freund et al. (2018b), only two Sustainable Business Model (SBM) patterns—"shorter supply chains" and "sharing business"—are integrative, meaning they cover all three Triple Bottom Line (TBL) dimensions.
claimAn analysis of the titles of 274 articles on sustainable business model patterns reveals that the social dimension of sustainability is covered less frequently than the environmental aspect.
measurementAmong 274 articles on sustainable business model patterns, "green", "ecological", and "environmental" business models appear in the titles of 13 articles, while "social business models" appear in the titles of 7 articles.
claimThe authors pose the research question: 'How can entrepreneurs and managers improve the sustainability of developed business models based on frameworks of SBM patterns?'
referenceLüdeke-Freund et al. (2018b) proposed a framework containing 45 Sustainable Business Model (SBM) patterns classified into 11 groups.
claimMost Sustainable Business Model (SBM) patterns in the Lüdeke-Freund et al. (2018b) framework are associated with specific value creation types ("mainly economic", "mainly social", or "mainly environmental"), while hybrid patterns consider multiple sustainability dimensions.
claimA business model is considered truly sustainable if it satisfies three characteristics: activities resulting from the combination of sustainable business model patterns foster all dimensions of the Triple Bottom Line (inherent consistency), the business model is sustainable within the wider system-of-interest (sustainability at system level), and the business model adapts over time to accommodate changes in contingencies that might degrade its sustainability performance (contingencies of sustainable business models).
claimThe success of a sustainable business model (SBM) depends on its conceptualization, including the specific combination of SBM patterns used.
claimSome academic contributions regarding sustainable business model (SBM) patterns focus on a single pattern rather than proposing an integrative framework that consists of multiple patterns.
claimThe authors of the study argue that designing a truly sustainable business model requires leveraging Sustainable Business Model (SBM) patterns across the three dimensions of the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) and challenging the design at three levels.
claimThe discussion on Sustainable Business Model (SBM) patterns was initiated by Bocken et al. (2014) through a framework consisting of eight essential archetypes of business models.
claimThe combination of sustainable business model (SBM) patterns does not always lead to truly sustainable business models.
referenceLüdeke-Freund et al. (2018b) proposed 45 sustainable business model (SBM) patterns, which can be combined with other patterns focused on economic objectives, such as those proposed by Remane et al. (2017).
claimResearchers have classified sustainability-related elements into SBM archetypes or SBM patterns.
claimMost Sustainable Business Model (SBM) patterns do not cover all dimensions of the Triple Bottom Line (TBL), which necessitates the combination of multiple patterns to achieve comprehensive sustainability.
claimLüdeke-Freund et al. (2018b) classify sustainable business model patterns according to the weak sustainability perspective, which views the three dimensions of the Triple Bottom Line as being in trade-off, meaning a business model can be strongly economic while being weakly ecologic and social.
claimThe article 'Does the combination of sustainable business model patterns lead to truly sustainable business models?' by Abdelkafi, Xu, Pero, et al. is published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which allows for sharing, adaptation, and reproduction with appropriate credit to the original authors.
claimCombinatorial thinking in business model design involves combining Sustainable Business Model patterns to develop new viable business models.
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claimThe article "Does the combination of sustainable business model patterns lead ..." analyzes frameworks regarding sustainable business model (SBM) patterns.
claimSustainable business model (SBM) patterns are classified along three dimensions according to the article "Does the combination of sustainable business model patterns lead ...".
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referenceLüdeke-Freund, Carroux, Joyce, Massa, and Breuer (2018) authored 'The sustainable business model pattern taxonomy–45 patterns to support sustainability-oriented business model innovation.'