Sustainable Business Models
by Adam Jabloński (Editor)
About the Author
Adam Jabłoński is Associate Professor, Director of the Institute of Management in WSB University in Poznań, Faculty in Chorzów, Poland, Institute of Management.
He holds a postdoctoral degree in Economic Sciences, specializing in Management Science.
Working as a management consultant since 1997, his experience and expertise has grown through his contact with a number of leading companies in Poland and abroad. He is the author of a variety of studies and business analyses in the value management, risk management, balanced scorecard and corporate social responsibility fields. He has also written and co-written several monographs and over 100 scientific articles in the field of management, published both in Poland and in abroad.
The scientific interests of Adam focus on the issues of modern and efficient business model design, including Sustainable Business Models and the principles of company value building strategy that includes the rules of Corporate Social Responsibility.
About this book
The dynamically changing world economy, in an era of intensive development and globalization, creates new needs in both the theoretical models of management and in the practical discussion related to the perception of business. Because of new economic phenomena related to the crisis, there is a need for the design and operationalization of innovative business models for companies. Due to the fact that in times of crisis, the principles of strategic balance are particularly important; these business models can be sustainable business models. Moreover, it is essential to skillfully use different methods and concepts of management to ensure the continuity of business. It seems that sustainable business models, in their essence, can support companies' effectiveness and contribute to their stable, sustainable functioning in the difficult, ever-changing market.
This Special Issue aims to discuss the key mechanisms concerning the design and operationalization of sustainable business models, from a strategic perspective. We invite you to contribute to this Issue by submitting comprehensive reviews, case studies, or research articles. Papers selected for this Special Issue are subject to a rigorous peer review procedure, with the aim of rapid and wide dissemination of research results, developments, and applications.
Brief contents
- A Balanced Scorecard of Sustainable Management in the Taiwanese Bicycle Industry: Development of Performance Indicators and Importance Analysis
- Development of a Novel Co-Creative Framework for Redesigning Product Service System
- Research on Business Models in their Life Cycle
- Diversification Models of Sales Activity for Steady Development of an Enterprise
- Sustainable Process Performance by Application of Six Sigma Concepts: The Research Study of Two Industrial Cases
- Risk Management in Critical Infrastructure—Foundation for Its SustainableWork
- Opportunities for Cross-Border Entrepreneurship Development in a Cluster Model Exemplified by the Polish–Czech Border Region
- The Design of a Sustainable Location-Routing-Inventory Model Considering Consumer Environmental Behavior
- Scalability of Sustainable Business Models in Hybrid Organizations
- The Effect of the Internal Side of Social Responsibility on Firm Competitive Success in the Business Services Industry
- Automobile Industry Strategic Alliance Partner Selection: The Application of a Hybrid DEA and Grey Theory Model
- Does Business Model Affect CSR Involvement? A Survey of Polish Manufacturing and Service Companies
- Analytical Business Model for Sustainable Distributed Retail Enterprises in a Competitive Market
- CSR Reporting Practices of Polish Energy and Mining Companies
- Inter-Organisational Coordination for Sustainable Local Governance: Public Safety Management in Poland
- Environmental Aspects of Social Responsibility of Public Sector Organizations
- A New Systematic Approach to Vulnerability Assessment of Innovation Capability of Construction Enterprises
- Research on Consumers’ Use Willingness and Opinions of Electric Vehicle Sharing: An Empirical Study in Shanghai
- Effects of Employees’Work Values and Organizational Management on Corporate Performance for Chinese and Taiwanese Construction Enterprises
- How Firms Can Get Ideas from Users for Sustainable Business Innovation
- Weak and Strong Compensation for the Prioritization of Public Investments: Multidimensional Analysis for Pools
- The Concept of Sustainable Strategy Implementation
- Repetitive Model Refinement for Questionnaire Design Improvement in the Evaluation of Working Characteristics in Construction Enterprises
- Development of an Innovation Model Based on a Service-Oriented Product Service System (PSS)
- Designing the Business Models for Circular Economy—Towards the Conceptual Framework
Length: 514 pages
Publisher: Mdpi AG (January 25, 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3038975605
ISBN-13: 978-3038975601