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- Hällerstrand, Linda, et al.
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Dynamic capabilities in environmental entrepreneurship: A framework for commercializing green innovations
- 2023
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Ingår i: Journal of Cleaner Production. - : Elsevier. - 0959-6526 .- 1879-1786. ; 402
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Environmental entrepreneurship has tremendous potential to deliver radical and disruptive technology innovation that can safeguard our biosphere. However, we lack insights into how green ventures can cultivate dynamic capabilities that allow these ventures to thrive. The existing dynamic capability framework does not adequately capture the unique challenges and opportunities facing early-stage green ventures. Consequently, in this study we ask: what are the micro-foundations underpinning dynamic capabilities in early-stage green ventures? How are these dynamic capabilities cultivated? How do these dynamic capabilities correspond to and co-develop with external factors in flux when disruptive green innovation is commercialized? This paper is based on an exploratory case study of 14 ventures developing green innovations in the biofuel, bioenergy, biochemistry, and biomaterial sectors. Our study conceptualizes the micro-foundations of dynamic capabilities related to sensing, seizing, and reconfiguring capabilities. Moreover, it develops a detailed and comprehensive framework of dynamic capability building for early-stage green ventures, which links internal dynamic capability building processes with influential external factors in flux.
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- Johansson, Lynn, et al.
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Sustainable expansion: Capabilities for "New food source" - Companies
- 2023
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Ingår i: Future Foods. - : Elsevier. - 2666-8335. ; 8
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The global climate crisis and the substantial greenhouse gas emissions associated with the food industry necessitate the flourishing of green initiatives in this sector. As a response, new food sources (NFS) have emerged as a means to shift consumption behaviors and enhance sustainability. However, NFS companies, often characterized by limited resources and expansion challenges, face difficulties in achieving sustainable growth. This research has the purpose to investigate the necessary capabilities for successful sustainable expansion within the NFS sector and develop a comprehensive framework that maps these capabilities to different stages of expansion. Through a multiple case study approach, encompassing 21 interviews conducted within the NFS sector, this study identifies five stages of sustainability work that act as drivers for sustainable expansion. Moreover, eight categories of capabilities crucial for achieving sustainable expansion are identified and ranked in a progressive manner, from fundamental to competitive advantage. Subsequently, the study establishes a framework that links the five stages of sustainable expansion with the corresponding capabilities, providing a practical guide for NFS companies seeking to pursue sustainable growth. This research contributes to the understanding of the NFS sector by uncovering key success factors for sustainable expansion. The findings offer valuable insights for NFS companies and stakeholders, informing strategic decision-making and fostering sustainable practices in the food industry.
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- Johansson, Niklas, et al.
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Smart and Sustainable eMaintenance : Capabilities for Digitalization of Maintenance
- 2019
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Ingår i: Sustainability. - : MDPI. - 2071-1050. ; 11:13
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In the era of Industry 4.0, researchers have begun to more thoroughly examine digital maintenance, i.e., eMaintenance, as digitization is increasingly affecting today’s society. This area is particularly interesting in the case of long-life components such as those used in the mining and transport industries. With eMaintenance, the correct type of maintenance can be utilized and the frequency for device maintenance can be reduced through real-time diagnosis. This leads to reduced costs for companies that implement eMaintenance as well as environmental benefits through improved resource utilization. Advantages of eMaintenance have been described in the literature; however, the capabilities necessary to implement eMaintenance lack proper research. The purpose of this study is to develop a framework that presents the required capabilities and their connection when an organization wants to implement eMaintenance, as well as to identify the outcomes of the transition to eMaintenance. The study is based on an exploratory case study that includes 26 interviews with a digital railway maintenance development company and its main customer, the traffic agency. The study findings are presented in a framework, including five main capabilities for implementing eMaintenance and its relationship within the noted industries. The required capabilities are, namely, digital technology development, organizational development, change of work routines, compliance with regulations, and assuring information security. The framework also analyzes the outcomes of implementing digital maintenance, which demonstrate a variety of economic, environmental, and social benefits.
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- Kolagar, Milad, et al.
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Digital servitization strategies for SME internationalization : the interplay between digital service maturity and ecosystem involvement
- 2022
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Ingår i: Journal of Service Management. - : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 1757-5818 .- 1757-5826. ; 33:1, s. 143-162
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand how digital servitization enables the process of internationalization for industrial SMEs.Design/methodology/approach: The present study has adopted an exploratory multiple case study, conducting a total of 40 interviews in a two-phased approach to data collection. The first phase consisted of exploratory interviews with twenty-six industrial SMEs connected to the manufacturing industry in Sweden and Finland. Then, six SMEs were selected in the second phase to participate in additional in-depth interviews.Findings: First, this study identifies three gradual enabling phases concerned with the digital service maturity of SMEs consisting of digital awareness, digital service innovation and digital service mass customization. Second, the three interdependent phases of ecosystem knowledge synergy, ecosystem integration and ecosystem value co-creation were identified to improve ecosystem involvement. Finally, a process framework has been developed for SME internationalization consisting of a digital servitization innovation strategy, a digital servitization ecosystem strategy and a digital servitization scaling strategy.Originality/value: The present research contributes to how digital servitization enables SME internationalization by demonstrating how the development of digital service offerings and ecosystem partnerships supports the internationalization process. This research extends the literature by proposing a process framework for the digital-servitization-enabled internationalization of SMEs. This process perspective provides a richer explanation of the complex interplay between servitization, digitalization and ecosystems choices, which supports the expansion into international markets.
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- Kolagar, Milad
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Ecosystem Orchestration within Digital Servitization : A Path towards Sustainable Industry
- 2023
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The development of new digital technologies is enabling manufacturing firms to transition from their traditional product-centric approaches to a more sophisticated service-oriented model, known as “digital servitization”. Moreover, this convergence between digitalization and servitization can provide innovative ways of reducing environmental footprints and enhancing social impact, while preserving firms' economic viability. Digital servitization can, therefore, be considered one of the pathways to bringing sustainable benefits to the manufacturing industry. Nevertheless, digital servitization is a challenging endeavor because it involves the transformation of digital infrastructures, the implementation of formal governance principles, and the close interactions between firms. Since only a few individual firms can claim to have all the technological resources and capabilities necessary to create and deliver digital services and solutions, multiple actors are required to work together in so-called innovation ecosystems to reap the benefits of digital servitization. This highlights the importance of transforming ecosystems and establishing cooperative collaboration between diverse actors to facilitate the formation, orchestration, and expansion of ecosystems over time. Similarly, ecosystem orchestration and managing complex collaborations to realize the ecosystem vision have been proven to be the most challenging aspects of this transformation within the context of digital servitization. Despite the growing interest in ecosystem orchestration in research and practice, there is still a lack of knowledge about how this process can be conducted within the context of digital servitization. Therefore, the purpose of this thesis is to advance understanding of how ecosystems can be orchestrated within digital servitization to realize a more sustainable industry.Featuring a cover story and four separate but interrelated papers, this thesis uses a variety of different methodological approaches to advance understanding and knowledge of ecosystem orchestration for the co-creation of digitally enabled advanced services and solutions. As a result of conducting a systematic literature review, Paper 1 provides the foundation for the remaining studies. Following this, Papers 2 and 3 adopt a qualitative case study approach to contribute to the empirical aspect of the thesis. Furthermore, Paper 4 adopts a mixed-method approach (fsQCA) to fill the gap of scarce quantitative and hybrid methods in the digital servitization literature.As a contribution to the emerging literature on digital servitization, this thesis proposes a framework for how firms can orchestrate their ecosystems in digital servitization in order to achieve sustainable industry benefits. The framework outlines three major building blocks of activities that industrial firms perform in order to orchestrate their ecosystem in digital servitization. These blocks of activities are undertaken to support: 1) digital value architecture, 2) the contractual governance mechanism, and 3) relational ecosystem governance. Moreover, it extends the discussion on how these building blocks interact and co-evolve for ecosystem orchestration to occur in the digital servitization context in order to achieve sustainable industry outcomes.
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- Kolagar, Milad, et al.
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SME Internationalization Through Digital Servitization : Development of Ecosystem Capabilities
- 2020
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the Spring Servitization Conference. - : Advanced Services Group. ; , s. 238-246
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: Digital servitization has shown to create a competitive advantage for manufacturing companies on the international market. However, companies, specifically SMEs, are struggling to make use of its benefits for their international activity. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate how SMEs utilize digital servitization for their internationalization strategy by developing their ecosystem capabilities.Design/Methodology/Approach: To achieve this purpose, this study has adopted an exploratory multiple case-study approach and conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with 21 manufacturing SMEs.Findings: In this study, a framework has been developed for SMEs to enable their international activities by strengthening their digital servitization capabilities, which include digital awareness, digital service innovation, and digital service customization. Ecosystem capabilities, including ecosystem knowledge synergy, ecosystem innovation appropriability, and ecosystem alignment, have been identified as the deciding factor for the successful adoption of internationalization strategies.Originality/Value: Despite its potential, the implementation of digital servitization is still challenging for most of the manufacturing companies, especially SMEs that target international markets. These companies are dependent on ecosystems in the international atmosphere, but the capabilities needed to succeed requires further research. In this regard, the framework presented in this study helps SMEs to develop ecosystem capabilities for digital servitization in the international arena.
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- Parida, Vinit, 1983-, et al.
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Digitalisering som möjliggörare av avancerade tjänsteaffärsmodeller i småföretag i Norrland
- 2019
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Ingår i: Entreprenörskap för en levande landsbygd. - : Familjen Kamprads stiftelse. - 9789151919775 ; , s. 117-130
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- • Forskning visar att många av Norrlands småföretag är högspecialiserade och kan säkerställa framtida konkurrenskraft genom att utnyttja digitalisering och omvandling av affärsmodeller.• Företag i alla branscher, men särskilt små och medelstora företag i perifera regioner är dåligt förberedda att dra nytta av digitaliseringens potential.• Beslutsfattare, branschorganisationer och akademi behöver stödja små och medelstora företag att skapa, leverera och fånga värde genom digitalisering och avancerade tjänsteaffärsmodeller.• Flertalet småföretag i Norrland kan komma att möta en ”digital paradox” på grund av omogenhet i att bygga digitaliseringsförmågor, samarbeta i industriella ekosystem och möta förändrade kundbehov.
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- Parida, Vinit, 1983-, et al.
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Reviewing Literature on Digitalization, Business Model Innovation, and Sustainable Industry : Past Achievements and Future Promises
- 2019
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Ingår i: Sustainability. - : MDPI. - 2071-1050. ; 11:2
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Digitalization is revolutionizing the way business is conducted within industrial value chains through the use of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, intensive data exchange and predictive analytics. However, technological application on its own is not enough; profiting from digitalization requires business model innovation such as making the transition to advanced service business models. Yet, many research gaps remain in analyzing how industrial companies can leverage digitalization to transform their business models to achieve sustainability benefits. Specifically, challenges related to value creation, value delivery, and value capture components of business model innovation need further understanding as well as how alignment of these components drive sustainable industry initiatives. Thus, this special issue editorial attempts to take stock of the emerging research field through a literature review and providing a synthesis of special issue contributions. In doing so, we contribute by developing a framework that communicates and sets the direction for future research by linking digitalization, business model innovation, and sustainability in industrial settings.
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- Reim, Wiebke, 1988-, et al.
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Adaption of Product-Service System (PSS) Business Model Innovations in Global Distribution Networks
- 2017
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Offering product-service systems (PSS) is argued to result in significant benefits to economic, environmental and social sustainability but also entails a significant challenges related to relational dynamics between the manufacturer and the service providers belonging to the distributer network. As most large manufacturing companies operate globally, their delivery network partners also tend to be globally distributed. This adds to heterogeneity within the global distribution network, where products and services sales largely relay upon readiness and willingness of their distributers to sell PSS innovations successfully. Thus, firms must actively manage the resistance in the distributer network to adopt and implement PSS business model innovations. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to investigate how manufacturing companies can facilitate adoption of PSS business model innovations among their global distributer network. In a single case study we interviewed 23 respondents from the headquarter, regional managers and distributer network which resulted in unique insides about the challenges, needs and expectations of the different functions and how they differ from each other. The data clearly reveals that the distributer network varies significantly in terms of their readiness and ability to offer advanced services. The distributers can be classified based on the PSS business models that they are currently offer or based on certain characteristics that influence their possibility to offer advanced services (e.g. customer characteristics, market characteristics and distributer capabilities). Based on this classification and the individual challenges of the distributers, support mechanisms for managing PSS adoption in a global distributer network were identified. The mechanisms differ based on the maturity of the distributer and based on whether they support the value creation, value delivery or value capture (business model elements). The findings show that the distributers need to be treated differently based on their maturity level in order to adopt PSS successfully and that the manufacturer need to be actively involved in the development of all distributors.
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