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Challenges of transforming a Business Model to a Sustainable Business Model - A case study based on IKEA and Tetra Pak

Schneider, Martin Alexander LU and Bermudez, Viviana LU (2018) BUSN09 20181
Department of Business Administration
Abstract
Climate change, poverty, inequality and the increase of strict regulations - these are just a few
of the factors contributing to the rise of sustainability in today’s corporate environment. As
society and the worldwide population are affected by these omnipresent changes, it becomes
inevitable for companies to transform their business models in order to respond to demands
concerning sustainability. However, this process implies challenges that have so far not been
further examined by literature - neither have the actions that companies need to implement to
overcome them. Thus, this research aims at providing deeper insights into the emerging field of
Sustainable Business Models. In particular, the following thesis envisions to... (More)
Climate change, poverty, inequality and the increase of strict regulations - these are just a few
of the factors contributing to the rise of sustainability in today’s corporate environment. As
society and the worldwide population are affected by these omnipresent changes, it becomes
inevitable for companies to transform their business models in order to respond to demands
concerning sustainability. However, this process implies challenges that have so far not been
further examined by literature - neither have the actions that companies need to implement to
overcome them. Thus, this research aims at providing deeper insights into the emerging field of
Sustainable Business Models. In particular, the following thesis envisions to contribute in terms
of gaining understandings about the challenges of this process and to provide insights about
how companies can overcome them. In order to reach this aim, a qualitative approach was
selected and a multiple case study based on Tetra Pak and IKEA was conducted. To provide a
theoretical background about the most relevant topics, a traditional literature review was
conducted. Subsequently, these were confronted with the results collected from interviews and
secondary data. Our findings suggest that challenges may arise in every element of the SBM
while others may affect the whole system. In addition, actions to overcome these challenges
require profound consideration regarding different factors such as the type of business and the
ownership structure of the company. (Less)
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author
Schneider, Martin Alexander LU and Bermudez, Viviana LU
supervisor
organization
course
BUSN09 20181
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Sustainability, Business Model, Sustainable Business Model, Challenges, IKEA, Tetra Pak
language
English
id
8951811
date added to LUP
2018-06-25 16:56:26
date last changed
2018-06-25 16:56:26
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  abstract     = {{Climate change, poverty, inequality and the increase of strict regulations - these are just a few
of the factors contributing to the rise of sustainability in today’s corporate environment. As
society and the worldwide population are affected by these omnipresent changes, it becomes
inevitable for companies to transform their business models in order to respond to demands
concerning sustainability. However, this process implies challenges that have so far not been
further examined by literature - neither have the actions that companies need to implement to
overcome them. Thus, this research aims at providing deeper insights into the emerging field of
Sustainable Business Models. In particular, the following thesis envisions to contribute in terms
of gaining understandings about the challenges of this process and to provide insights about
how companies can overcome them. In order to reach this aim, a qualitative approach was
selected and a multiple case study based on Tetra Pak and IKEA was conducted. To provide a
theoretical background about the most relevant topics, a traditional literature review was
conducted. Subsequently, these were confronted with the results collected from interviews and
secondary data. Our findings suggest that challenges may arise in every element of the SBM
while others may affect the whole system. In addition, actions to overcome these challenges
require profound consideration regarding different factors such as the type of business and the
ownership structure of the company.}},
  author       = {{Schneider, Martin Alexander and Bermudez, Viviana}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Challenges of transforming a Business Model to a Sustainable Business Model - A case study based on IKEA and Tetra Pak}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}