Sustainable business model adoption among S&P 500 firms: A longitudinal content analysis study
Ritala, Paavo; Huotari, Pontus; Bocken, Nancy; Albareda, Laura; Puumalainen, Kaisu (2017-09-18)
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Ritala, Paavo
Huotari, Pontus
Bocken, Nancy
Albareda, Laura
Puumalainen, Kaisu
18.09.2017
Journal of Cleaner Production
170
216-226
Elsevier
School of Business and Management
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2018112949535
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2018112949535
Tiivistelmä
In this study, we examine the diversity of sustainable business models adopted by the largest global corporations — those listed in the S&P 500 index — over the period 2005–2014. We examine press release communications during this period, which represent public data about business-relevant events. We expect that examining this communication can reveal longitudinal patterns in the adoption of sustainable business activities and models. Empirically, we utilize academic and practitioner expert panels to build a set of keywords across nine sustainable business model archetypes and utilize automated content analysis to examine the breadth and nature of a firm's sustainable business activities and practices. We find evidence of the increasing prominence of different types of sustainable business models over time. In particular, the results show that large capitalized firms have mostly adopted the environmentally-oriented archetypes, and to much lesser extent the societal and organizational ones.
Lähdeviite
Ritala, P., Huotari, P., Bocken, N., Albareda, L., Puumalainen, K. (2018). Sustainable business model adoption among S&P 500 firms: A longitudinal content analysis study. Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 170, pp. 216-226. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.09.159
Alkuperäinen verkko-osoite
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652617321571?via%3DihubKokoelmat
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