Journal of Cleaner Production· 2018Q1· Review
Sustainable business model innovation: A review
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Short summary
A systematic review identifies a critical research gap in understanding why sustainable business model innovations fail, despite their importance for competitive advantage and organizational sustainability.
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Key points
- Sustainable business model innovation is vital for competitive advantage and organizational sustainability.
- Many sustainable business model innovations fail, but the reasons are poorly understood.
- A systematic literature review was conducted using database searches and snowballing.
- The review identifies a significant research gap concerning the failure of these innovations.
- New definitions and research questions are proposed to address the identified gap.
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Abstract
The capability to rapidly and successfully move into new business models is an important source of sustainable competitive advantage and a key leverage to improve the sustainability performance of organisations. However, research suggests that many business model innovations fail. Despite the importance of the topic, the reasons for failure are relatively unexplored, and there is no comprehensive review of the sustainable business model innovation literature. This research provides a review of the literature, using a systematic database search and cross-reference snowballing. Its key contributions are: (1) a review of the key underlying concepts, discussing their similarities and differences and offer new definitions where there is an identified need; (2) we identify a research gap; and (3) we deduct research questions to address the gap.
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