...Liselot Bourgeois; Jef Van Meensel; Fleur Marchand; Steven Van Passel Purpose This paper proposes a theoretical framework for the comprehensive study of business model (BM) change by taking different types of influencing factors and different levels of analysis into account (business, industry...

... of their starting level. It indicates the extent to which companies are implementing circular business models across different dimensions and, thus, where they are still lacking. Originality/value Beyond the attempts to measure the circularity of corporate performance from a purely environmental perspective...

...F. Javier Miranda; José Manuel García-Gallego; Antonio Chamorro-Mera; Víctor Valero-Amaro; Sergio Rubio Purpose The aim of this study is to identify the way in which research on new business models in agri-food sector has been developed, in order to identify the main lines of work followed...

...Paolo Pietro Biancone; Valerio Brescia; Federico Lanzalonga; Gazi Mahabubul Alam Purpose This paper aims to explore the literature on vertical farming to define key elements to outline a business model for entrepreneurs. The research aims to stimulate entrepreneurship for vertical farming...

...Mariantonietta Fiore; Antonino Galati; Jarosław Gołębiewski; Nina Drejerska Purpose Cooperatives play a dominant role in the European dairy sector. The aim of the study is to define a sustainable business model of dairy cooperatives and explore how stakeholders can contribute to innovation...

...Marc Dressler; Ivan Paunović Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically derive a typology of sustainable business models in the food & beverage (F&B) industry and explore the competitive profiling via sustainability. Design/methodology/approach Primary data were collected...

...Elisa Truant; Laura Broccardo; Adrian Zicari Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the “organic” phenomenon within a sample of companies and try to depict the main business model (BM) features and profiles. Design/methodology/approach The methodology used for the current research...

.... Design/methodology/approach The paper takes a case study approach to investigate the enterprises operating as MLRs. Data were collected during direct interviews with entrepreneurs in Siedlce county, in the Mazovian Region in Poland. The methodology of the basic Business Model Canvas (BMC) was applied...

...Rosa Caiazza, Tiziana Volpe, John L. Stanton and Christopher J. Griffith; Joakim Tell; Maya Hoveskog; Pia Ulvenblad; Per-Ola Ulvenblad; Henrik Barth; Jenny Ståhl Purpose – Because the business model (BM) is a fairly new concept, research is lacking on business model innovation (BMI) in certain...