Tacit Knowledge Utilization for Global Impact and Organizational Practices

The aquaculture sector stands at a crossroad because of the important changes in the business environment. Demand and competition for food is growing worldwide, fishery sector reached its limits and in this regard farmed fish sector represents a viable solution for food supply. A sustainable development of small business is recommended in order to develop knowledge and skills to support the growth of world population. In this view knowledge management for innovation is crucial to promote sustainable business models (BM) that can achieve a solid economic performance and at the same time take care of the natural environment. The purpose of this chapter is to contribute to the literature about sustainable BMs by an in-depth case study of a small fish farming company which developed competitiveness based on own tacit knowledge. The exemplary case study of a sustainable BM in aquaculture has been analyzed by use of an enhanced BM canvas that links various market oriented elements of a BM with the needs of society.

Advances in Business Information Systems and Analytics - Knowledge Integration Strategies for Entrepreneurship and Sustainability ◽

Tacit Knowledge Utilization for Global Impact and Organizational Practices

10.4018/978-1-5225-5115-7.ch001 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 1-22

Author(s):

Aleksander Janeš ◽

Roberto Biloslavo ◽

Armand Faganel

Keyword(s):

Tacit Knowledge ◽

Business Models ◽

Fish Farming ◽

Business Environment ◽

World Population ◽

Farmed Fish ◽

Sustainable Business ◽

Viable Solution ◽

Advances in Hospitality, Tourism, and the Services Industry - Strategic Business Models to Support Demand, Supply, and Destination Management in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry ◽

Towards an Innovative Ecotourism Business Model Framework

10.4018/978-1-5225-9936-4.ch011 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 200-215

Author(s):

Armand Faganel ◽

Roberto Biloslavo ◽

Aleksander Janeš

Keyword(s):

Business Model ◽

Business Models ◽

Fish Farming ◽

Farmed Fish ◽

Sustainable Business ◽

Descriptive Case Study ◽

Business Model Canvas ◽

Stakeholder Needs

The authors have studied in depth small, family-owned, fish farming company because the demand and competition for farmed fish is increasing worldwide, and so is the awareness of its importance for further development of sustainable small business in EU and wider. This chapter contributes to the literature on sustainable business models with a descriptive case study of the complementarity of a fish farming company and ecotourism activities. In this view, innovation is crucial to promote sustainable business models that can achieve a solid economic performance, social responsibility, and at the same time take care of the natural environment. The case study of a sustainable business model (BM) in aquaculture has been analyzed with the use of a business model canvas that links various organizational-oriented elements of a business model with different stakeholder needs, especially customer needs.

Sustainable Technologies Supported by Project-Based Learning in the Education of Engineers: A Case Study from Poland

Energies ◽

10.3390/en15010278 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 278

Author(s):

Marzena Podgórska ◽

Iwona Zdonek

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Business Models ◽

Well Being ◽

Good Health ◽

Business Environment ◽

Project Based Learning ◽

Sustainable Business ◽

Sustainable Technologies ◽

Visualization Techniques

The aim of the article is to examine technological innovations developed by engineers as part of Project-Based Learning at one of the Polish technical universities. We examined whether the innovations being developed meet the goals of sustainable development and whether they provide the basis for the introduction of sustainable business models. We analyzed reports from 49 projects implemented in the years 2018–2020 in which 146 scientists, 282 students of the Silesian University of Technology, and 126 experts from the university’s business environment were involved. We performed the analysis using content analysis and visualization techniques. The results show that the studied innovations implement the goals of sustainable development and most of them may become the basis of sustainable business models. The most frequently pursued goals are Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure and Good Health and Well-Being. Most of the studied innovations can become the basis of the archetype of a sustainable business model called “maximize material and energy efficacy”. We also provide the characteristics of projects that implement the diagnosed goals of sustainable development.

Performing quantitative analyses towards sustainable business models in building energy renovation projects: Analytic process and case study

Journal of Cleaner Production ◽

10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.06.091 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 199 ◽

pp. 1092-1106 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Roberta Moschetti ◽

Helge Brattebø ◽

Kristian Stenerud Skeie ◽

Anne Gunnarshaug Lien

Keyword(s):

Business Models ◽

Building Energy ◽

Sustainable Business ◽

Analytic Process ◽

Quantitative Analyses

Sustainable Business Model Based on Digital Twin Platform Network: The Inspiration from Haier’s Case Study in China

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12030936 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 936 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Xiao Li ◽

Jiarou Cao ◽

Zhenggang Liu ◽

Xinggang Luo

Keyword(s):

Business Model ◽

Product Life Cycle ◽

Business Models ◽

Environmental Benefits ◽

Sustainable Business ◽

Digital Twin ◽

Home Appliance ◽

Generic Strategies

Sustainability and digitalization have become the main direction of transformation of enterprises. Building a digital twin platform network can provide enterprises with a comprehensive view of products, manufacture, supply chain, customer experience, and profitability, which is conducive to the construction of a sustainable business model. The purpose of this paper is to study how enterprises use digital twin platform networks to generate economic, social and environmental benefits in various dimensions and their coupling relationships. Based on the literature review, this paper constructs a five-dimensional framework of a sustainable business model, and analyses the coupling relationship between dimensions. Using Haier as a way to verify the five-dimensional framework, it explores the dynamic mechanism of the Haier digital twin platform network, constructs an integrated framework based on coupling perspective and compares it with other two home appliance enterprises. The study shows that, through the digital twin platform network, enterprises can remove the disadvantage of focusing on a single product life cycle, and form a comprehensive network, so as to promote overall sustainable upgrades. This paper draws generic strategies and digital transformation suggestions for enterprises to innovate the sustainable business model. The conclusion enriches the research on sustainable business models both theoretically and practically and provides a feasible reference for the transformation of enterprises in digital economy environment.

How smart technologies can support sustainable business models: insights from an air navigation service provider

Management Decision ◽

10.1108/md-09-2019-1327 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 58 (8) ◽

pp. 1715-1736 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Raffaele Fiorentino ◽

Francesco Grimaldi ◽

Rita Lamboglia ◽

Alessandro Merendino

Keyword(s):

Business Model ◽

Service Provider ◽

Business Models ◽

Adoption Process ◽

Sustainable Business ◽

Content Type ◽

Navigation Service ◽

Smart Technologies

PurposeAlthough research on smart technologies explains their critical importance in sustainable business models (SBMs) (Mikalef et al., 2017), it remains unclear how organisations can embrace smart technologies to create and/or improve their sustainable business models. The purpose of this paper is to unravel and address the challenges of smart technologies to build and maintain a sustainable business model for organisations.Design/methodology/approachThe research develops an empirical analysis through a case study approach. We have investigated the case of ENAV – an Italian air navigation service provider – and how this firm uses smart technologies in the creation of its successful SBM. After constructing a basic theory, the authors moved to evidence collection. The data analysis has adopted a qualitative approach based on a thematic analysis of the transcripts and related documents.FindingsThe findings from the case study support the idea that the business value and the strategic relevance of smart technologies still remain largely underestimated in SBM adoption (Mikalef et al., 2017). Case study findings suggest that until today smart technologies have played a minimal role in SBM adoption. However, the smart technologies show the potential to inform the SBM adoption process by contributing to corporate communication for external stakeholders and to the main dimensions of SBMs such as safety and security or the respect for social and environmental criteria in the supply chain.Practical implicationsThis study seeks to support organisations and their directors to build and improve sustainable business models through smart technologies to maintain their competitive advantages. Specifically, our findings suggest that smart technologies can help organisations bridge the design–implementation gap of sustainable business models.Originality/valueThis research advances our understanding of the role of smart technologies by explaining how they can enhance sustainable business model adoption. Indeed, we offer a comprehensive view of the integration of insights from three different but related literature streams such as sustainability strategies, smart technologies and change management studies.

Smart contracts to enable sustainable business models. A case study

Management Decision ◽

10.1108/md-09-2019-1266 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 58 (8) ◽

pp. 1601-1619

Author(s):

Francesca Dal Mas ◽

Grazia Dicuonzo ◽

Maurizio Massaro ◽

Vittorio Dell'Atti

Keyword(s):

Business Models ◽

New Technologies ◽

Smart Contracts ◽

Sustainable Business ◽

Content Type ◽

Blockchain Technology ◽

Start Up ◽

Social Proof ◽

PurposeThe objective of this study is to deepen how blockchain technology through smart contracts can support the development of sustainable business models (SBMs). Particularly, the authors aim to determine the key elements enabling SBMs by applying smart contracts.Design/methodology/approachThe research context focusses on the case study of SmartInsurance, which is a fictitious name for a start-up in the insurance sector and the real name of which is not to be revealed. The start-up was able to collect 18m euros in 80 s in a crowdfunding operation, using smart contracts and a revolutionary business model. Internal as well as external documents of different sources are analysed and coded to gather information about the company, its values and its business and what it pursues with employing blockchain technology.FindingsThe results show how smart contracts can reduce the costs of transactions, increase social trust and foster social proof behaviours that sustain the development of new SBMs.Originality/valueThis study contributes to both the transaction cost theory and social proof theory, showing how new technologies such as the blockchain can provide a fresh perspective to support the development of SBMs.

Internal Open Innovation—Lessons Learned from Internal Crowdsourcing at SAP

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12104245 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (10) ◽

pp. 4245

Author(s):

Jakob Pohlisch

Keyword(s):

Multinational Corporations ◽

Open Innovation ◽

Business Models ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Business Case ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Sustainable Business ◽

Business Case Study ◽

Crowdsourcing provides companies with access to widespread knowledge pools and constitutes a well-established inbound open innovation practice. More recently, some companies have introduced the approach of open innovation within their company boundaries. Using internal crowdsourcing (IC), companies can apply open innovation principles to overcome information silos. Multinational corporations often have thousands of employees around the globe, embedded in divisions and virtually separated from each other. Although a large proportion of companies nowadays use social IT to mitigate problems of distance, only a few companies can access their employees’ wisdom effectively—let alone efficiently. With almost 100,000 employees worldwide, SAP possesses significant resources, which IC can help to unlock and develop. In this business case study, we report the findings of our investigation of five IC implementations at SAP. Based on interviews and secondary data, we analyze the process and related governance tasks of the different IC approaches. The applications for IC range from the search for new and sustainable business models to an approach that uses crowdsourcing for the competence development of SAP’s employees. Our paper contributes to our understanding of open innovation and crowdsourcing by conceptualizing IC as a form of internal open innovation. Further, from our observations, we derive six lessons learned to support managers in implementing and executing IC initiatives successfully. Our findings will subsequently help managers to increase the innovation capabilities of their companies, create more sustainable business models, further the entrepreneurial mindset of their employees and thus provide a competitive advantage.

Spreading Sustainability Innovation through the Co-Evolution of Sustainable Business Models and Partnerships

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12031190 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 1190 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Silvia Cantele ◽

Sara Moggi ◽

Bettina Campedelli

Keyword(s):

Business Model ◽

Business Models ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Sustainable Business ◽

Enabling Factors ◽

Business Operations ◽

The Social ◽

Sustainability innovation is often not achievable by a single organisation; even if changes in business operations can lead to great advances towards a more sustainable business model (SBM), the effectiveness of these implementations largely depends on the combined actions of the organisation’s network of partners. The aim of this research is to analyse the way that SBMs and partnerships co-evolve to enhance the sustainability of the involved organisations and spread sustainability culture beyond the network. In doing so, this article presents a case study of the company Alisea as a business operating within a circular business model, along with its network of partnerships. The co-evolution of the business model and partnerships is led by enabling factors that characterise the underlying relationships. The role of cross-sector collaborations is demonstrated in terms of boosting the social and environmental dimensions of the circular business model, enhancing social and economic benefits within and outside the partnerships, and spreading sustainability culture in different sectors.