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Conceptualizing a “Sustainability Business Model”

Stubbs, Wendy, Cocklin, Chris·2008·Organization & Environment
DOI 10.1177/1086026608318042
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According to one perspective, organizations will only be sustainable if the dominant neoclassical model of the firm is transformed, rather than supplemented, by social and environmental priorities. This article seeks to develop a “sustainability business model” (SBM)—a model where sustainability concepts shape the driving force of the firm and its decision making. The SBM is drawn from two case studies of organizations considered to be leaders in operationalizing sustainability and is informed by the ecological modernization perspective of sustainability. The analysis reveals that organizations adopting a SBM must develop internal structural and cultural capabilities to achieve firm-level sustainability and collaborate with key stakeholders to achieve sustainability for the system that an organization is part of.

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Authors
Stubbs, W., & Cocklin, C.
Venue
Organization & Environment
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2008-06
Volume
21
Issue
2
Pages
103-127
ISSN
  • 1086-0266 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-7417
DOI
10.1177/1086026608318042
OpenAlex
W2099913992
Cited by
1,461
References
3
FWCI
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Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)

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