Sustainability in business models in the network economy
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PREFACE
Sustainability in business models in the network economy Marek Jabłoński 1
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Paul Timmers 2 & Joseph Sarkis 3,4
Received: 12 October 2020 / Accepted: 12 October 2020 # Institute of Applied Informatics at University of Leipzig 2020
Dear Readers of Electronic Markets, The network economy is giving rise to many new business models. The dynamic development of networking is influenced by the fast-paced evolution — some might say revolution — of digital technologies. The development of business models depends on the environment in which the enterprise operates and the specificity of the business ecosystem (Alt 2020). The issue of sustainability in business models in the network economy is currently particularly important. Companies are increasingly expected to positively contribute to life of people, to the wider economic and societal ecosystem, and to the protection of our natural resources, combatting climate change; all of which are considered in the wider sustainability of our planet. These changing expectations and the evolution in the network and digital economy imply the pertinent need for a broad and open discussion and discourse. This important conversation is needed to develop new perspectives — based on rigorous scholarship and theoretical foundations — to identify the determinants of enterprise management and business models in this sustainability context. The sustainability context includes a balance of multiple measures.
This article is part of the Topical Collection on Sustainability in business models in the network economy * Marek Jabłoński [email protected] Paul Timmers [email protected] Joseph Sarkis [email protected] 1
Faculty in Chorzów, WSB University in Poznan, Chorzów, Poland
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Centre for Technology and Global, University of Oxford, Affairs Manor Road, Oxford OX1 3UQ, UK
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Foisie Business School, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA
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Hanken School of Economics, Humlog Institute, Helsinki, Finland
In recent years, digitally-enabled business models and electronic markets are designed within the context of institutional and social change posed by social innovations such as the circular economy and the sharing economy. A key issue for digital business model design in this dynamic socio-economic and ecological environment thus is achieving sustainability in a balanced, inclusive, and equitable way. Similarly, science is looking for theories that will help to understand what factors are important to ensure the success of companies — and their network partners — when operating in a digital economy. In recent years, scholars have become increasingly interested in the concept of sustainability in the context of digitization and digital companies (Ghobakhloo 2020). The concept of sustainable business has been part of the discourse for several years in the International Journal of Electronic Markets (EM). The analysis of articles connected with topics “Sustainable” and “Sustainability” in the period from 2009 to 2020 shows an upward trend with signific
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