Business Model Innovation for Circularity – Perspectives from the Swedish Energy Sector

• The study aims to identify obstacles and coping strategies associated with the development of circular business models in the Swedish energy sector, and to explore how actors within the sector work with circular business model innovation. Due to the complex character of business model innovation and the rather recent emergence of the field of circular business models, the study was designed as an exploratory qualitative study. In total, 36 respondents were interviewed. The interviews allowed for a comprehensive overview of how circularity and circular business models are developed within multiple subsets of the Swedish energy sector. Based on the analysis of the data, three groups of barriers to circular business model innovation were identified: external, organizational, and collaborative barriers. The report gathers multiple examples of how these barriers were countered. Important strategies are collaboration, long-term dedication, and collective iterative learning. By identifying tensions between business model innovation within the linear consumption-driven innovation paradigm and those related to the emerging trend of the circular economy, the project facilitates the realization of a circular economy.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Företagsekonomi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Economics and Business -- Business Administration (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Circular economy

business model innovation

energy sector

barriers

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