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Environmental issues'' along with raising awareness of people about the value of ecological systems and the growth of environmentalism have affected businesses systems and models by introducing new concepts and models for business such as sustainable business model. European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Excellence Model provides a clear path for a company to follow in order to achieve its planned results which can be called sustainable business. The purpose of this study is to explore whether the mentioned model is suitable for the businesses that are based on cleaner production and sustainable business models. The method used in this study is an explorative one based on the literature review and exploration of the adaptability of EFQM Excellence Model (2013), including its fundamental concepts and its criteria, to eight archetypes of sustainable business. The results showed that out of eight fundamental concepts of this model, four are aligned with sustainable business model and four need redefining. Moreover, it was found that environmentalism should be added to the five enablers of the model, and results criteria of it needed to be restructured and redefined. In conclusion, it was shown that despite adoptability of the fundamental concepts of EFQM Excellence Model, there were some lacking criteria for adapting them to sustainable business model. Having this in mind, a modified type of model with the new defined criteria was proposed in this study. [Aryanasl, A.; Ghodousi, J.; Arjmandi, R.; Mansouri, N.] Islamic Azad Univ, Sci & Res Branch, Grad Sch Environm & Energy, Dept Environm Management, Tehran, Iran; [Ghodousi, J.] Islamic Azad Univ, Sci & Res Branch, Environm & Energy Dept, Tehran, Iran Islamic Azad University; Islamic Azad University Ghodousi, J (corresponding author), Islamic Azad Univ, Sci & Res Branch, Grad Sch Environm & Energy, Dept Environm Management, Tehran, Iran.; Ghodousi, J (corresponding author), Islamic Azad Univ, Sci & Res Branch, Environm & Energy Dept, Tehran, Iran. Jamal_go@yahoo.com Mansouri, Nabiollah/AAZ-6795-2020 Mansouri, Nabiollah/0000-0002-4228-6444 28 11 11 1 28 SPRINGER NEW YORK 233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA 1735-1472 1735-2630 INT J ENVIRON SCI TE Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. MAY 2016 13 5 1269 1276 10.1007/s13762-016-0948-9 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13762-016-0948-9 8 Environmental Sciences Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) Environmental Sciences & Ecology DJ3RN Green Published, hybrid 2024-09-20 WOS:000374123400008
J Lüdeke-Freund, F Luedeke-Freund, Florian Sustainable entrepreneurship, innovation, and business models: Integrative framework and propositions for future research BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT English Article sustainable entrepreneurship; business model; sustainability innovation; sociotechnical context; stakeholders; sustainable value creation; innovation theory; framework ENERGY SERVICE COMPANIES; DEMAND PULL; TECHNOLOGY; MANAGEMENT; TRANSITIONS; SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENT; PATTERNS; POLICIES; DRIVERS This article introduces the business models for sustainability innovation (BMfSI) framework to study how business models mediate between sustainability innovations and business cases for sustainability. The BMfSI framework integrates two major perspectives (implicitly) found in the sustainable business model literature. The first is the agency perspective. It takes into consideration that some form of agency is needed, that is, someone" who takes decisions and acts. Sustainable entrepreneurs are discussed as those agents who align their new or existing business models with sustainability innovations in order to be successful in business and to create value with and for stakeholders. The second perspective is the systems perspective, which acknowledges that business models are always embedded within sociotechnical contexts through which, for example, public policies, private financing, or stakeholder interests influence whether and how business models can be developed. The agency and systems perspectives are integrated in the so-called business model mediation space. This theoretical notion embraces the decisions and activities pursued by sustainable entrepreneurs as they align their business models with sustainability innovations on the one hand and the influence of environmental contingencies, barriers, and stakeholders from the sociotechnical context on the other hand. The paper concludes with propositions for future research derived from the BMfSI framework. |
