Toward Collaborative Cross-sector Business Models for Sustainability

Esben Rahbek Gjerdrum Pedersen, Florian Lüdeke-Freund, Irene Henriques*, M. May Seitanidi

*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

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Abstract

Sustainability challenges typically occur across sectoral boundaries, calling the state, market, and civil society to action. Although consensus exists on the merits of cross-sector collaboration, our understanding of whether and how it can create value for various, collaborating stakeholders is still limited. This special issue focuses on how new combined knowledge on cross-sector collaboration and business models for sustainability can inform the academic and practitioner debates about sustainability challenges and solutions. We discuss how cross-sector collaboration can play an important role for the transition to new and potentially sustainability-driven business models given that value creation, delivery, and capture of organizations are intimately related to the collaborative ties with their stakeholders. Sustainable alternatives to conventional business models tend to adopt a more holistic perspective of business by broadening the spectrum of solutions and stakeholders and, when aligned with cross-sector collaboration, can contribute new ways of addressing the wicked sustainability problems humanity faces.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftBusiness & Society
Vol/bind60
Udgave nummer5
Sider (fra-til)1039-1058
Antal sider20
ISSN0007-6503
DOI
StatusUdgivet - maj 2021

Bibliografisk note

Published online: September 21, 2020.

Emneord

  • Business models
  • Collaboration
  • Cross-sector
  • Sustainability

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