Challenges of transforming a Business Model to a Sustainable Business Model - A case study based on IKEA and Tetra Pak
(2018) BUSN09 20181Department 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
- 2018
- 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
@misc{8951811, 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}}, }