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Title Management Control and Business Model Innovation in the Context of a Circular Economy in the Dutch Construction Industry
ID_Doc 4947
Authors Ruiter, H; De Feijter, F; Wagensveld, K
Title Management Control and Business Model Innovation in the Context of a Circular Economy in the Dutch Construction Industry
Year 2022
Published Sustainability, 14, 1
DOI 10.3390/su14010366
Abstract This study explores how different forms of management control support and enable business model innovation in the context of the principles of the circular economy. Following a qualitative research approach, empirical data is collected from construction companies and governmental organizations in the Netherlands. Building on Simons' four levers of control. This paper illustrates how to balance the intended and emergent strategies via the organization's management control system. According to Simons, the four levers encompass the beliefs systems, the interactive control systems, the diagnostic control systems, and the boundary controls. The empirical findings uncover the beliefs systems and the interactive control systems to be the most relevant levers that enable and drive business model innovation striving for the effective use of materials. Rather than measuring the output with predefined performance indicators, business model innovation in this context is better served by diagnostic controls which evaluate how innovative business models contribute to the organization's mission.
Author Keywords management control; circular economy; circular business models; business model innovation; sustainable business models; levers-of-control framework; construction industry; The Netherlands
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:000741234100001
WoS Category Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies
Research Area Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
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