A Stakeholder Theory Perspective on Business Models: Value Creation for Sustainability
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Studies have shown that integrating sustainability aspects in the organisation is beneficial in terms of reputation, productivity and access to financial resources.
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- Authors
- Freudenreich, B., Lüdeke-Freund, F., & Schaltegger, S.
- Affiliations
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Schaltegger, Stefan
- Venue
- Journal of Business Ethics
- Published
- 2019-02-08
- Volume
- 166
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 3-18
- ISSN
- 0167-4544 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-0697
- OpenAlex
- W2912783945
- Cited by
- 995
- References
- 76
- Citations by year
- 2026: 121 · 2025: 175 · 2024: 214 · 2023: 199 · 2022: 155 · 2021: 86 · 2020: 34 · 2019: 11
- FWCI
- 110.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Business Ethics (publishedVersion)
- Multilingual Matters (Channel View Publications) (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Bundesministerium f?r Bildung und Forschung (01UT1425D)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Service and Product Innovation
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Business Strategies and Innovation
- Keywords
- stakeholder theory, business models, value creation, value co-creation, stakeholder relations, corporate sustainability, business model transformation
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