Circular business models play a central role in shaping how sustainability-oriented innovations are designed, implemented, and scaled across organizations and markets. While a wide range of sustainable and circular business model frameworks exists, they address socio-technical interactions only implicitly and offer limited support for systematic comparison. This paper develops a socio-technical classification matrix grounded in a qualitative analysis of established business model and circular economy frameworks. Two core dimensions are identified: the primary driver of change (internal versus external) and the orientation of change (technology/operational versus market/user-oriented). The resulting matrix provides a parsimonious analytical tool for comparing sustainable business models by revealing their underlying socio-technical logic, coordination demands, and transformation pathways, thereby supporting human-centered analysis and decision-making in complex sustainability transitions.
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria are highly relevant for assessing organizational sustainability and generating long-term value. However, the literature still lacks an integrated synthesis explaining how the diverse ESG-boosting elements identified across studies converge into broader organizati...
Élen Cristina Bravos Giupponi, C. Poltronieri, Ana Luiza de Oliveira Maia et al.· Frontiers in Sustainability· 0 citations
This study investigates the strategic drivers of eco-design implementation within firms, focusing on the roles of environmental orientation, technological orientation, and sustainability communication. Drawing on the Resource-Based View (RBV), these constructs are conceptualized as intangible assets and dynamic capabil...
Laura Avellaneda-Rivera, F. Sáez-Martínez, Á. Triguero· Circular Economy and Sustain...· 0 citations
Family businesses face increasing pressure to integrate sustainability into strategic decision‐making; however, existing strategic management frameworks remain insufficiently adapted to operationalizing sustainability within the specific context of family businesses. Using a design science research approach, this stu...
A. Roque· Business Strategy and the En...· 0 citations
This study investigates how digital innovation (DII) drives sustainable performance (SUS) through the mediating role of business model innovation (BMI) and the moderating effects of servitization (SER) and relational orientation (REO). Drawing on Service-Dominant Logic, a survey was conducted among 167 medium and large...
Shivam Gupta, Sachin Modgil, Vinit Parida et al.· Journal of Environmental Man...· 0 citations
This study investigates how firms design and implement sustainability-oriented business models to address multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) concurrently. Drawing on a rapid review of 168 scholarly articles sourced from Web of Science and Sabinet, and guided by a thematic coding approach, the research offers...
K. Stander, Helder Cangoma, Yogesan Pillay et al.· OIDA International Journal o...· 0 citations
Business transformation in the development of the current strategic environment is no longer solely oriented towards achieving financial performance, but is increasingly required to generate value that simultaneously strengthens social inclusion, sustainability, and people's capacity to face change. However, previous s...
Arif Dilianto, Mohamad Rizan, Muhammad Awaluddin· Journal of Digital Business...· 0 citations
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