Managing Green Business Model Transformations

• Main Author: Sommer, Axel (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Sustainable Production, Life Cycle Engineering and Management,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Management.; Organization.; Planning.; Industrial management.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Sustainable development.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Innovation/Technology Management.; Sustainable Development.

Environmental sustainability creates both tremendous business opportunities and formidable threats to established companies across virtually all industry sectors. Yet many companies tackle the issue in a superficial or passive way through increased environmental reporting, the use of “greenspeak” in...

Table of Contents:

• Part I – Introduction
• The Emergence of Green Business Models
• Purpose of this Work and Research Approach
• Part II – Theoretical Foundation of Green Business Model Transformations
• Environmental Sustainability in Business
• The Business Model Concept as a Unit of Analysis for Management Science
• Towards a Taxonomy of Green Business Models.-  Organisations, Change, and Innovation
• Part III – Towards a Practical Management Approach
• A Survey on Green Business Model Transformations
• Managerial Implications of Survey Results
• Managing Green Business Model Transformations – A Framework for Management Practice
• Part IV – Conclusion and Outlook
• Conclusion and Outlook.