What is unique about sustainable business models for the base of the pyramid?

IF 12.5 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2023-10-27 DOI:10.1002/bse.3609

Eduardo Méndez-León, René Díaz-Pichardo, Tatiana Reyes-Carrillo, María del Rosario Reyes-Santiago

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Abstract

Research on sustainable business models (SBMs) has been hindered by the use of traditional business model (BM) components indiscriminately applied to explain sustainable value (SV). Moreover, little has been done to reveal key components in BMs aiming to address the needs of the poor; that is, that part of the population referred to as the base of the pyramid (BoP). Following a case study methodology, we observe that conventional components are insufficient to clearly explain SV in SBMs for the BoP. The main contribution of this research is that it discloses that in SBMs for the BoP, activities (grouped into elements and components) are distinctively amalgamated to produce SV. This arrangement might be unique to SBMs for the BoP, and here we opt to present it in the form of a framework that articulates both a priori and emergent components and elements. In this framework, value adoption and value transmission are integrated as new components for analyzing this type of BM.

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金字塔底层的可持续商业模式有何独特之处？

对可持续商业模式（SBM）的研究一直受到传统商业模式（BM）组成部分的阻碍，这些组成部分被不加区分地用于解释可持续价值（SV）。此外，在揭示旨在满足贫困人口（即被称为金字塔底层（BoP）的那部分人口）需求的商业模式的关键要素方面，研究成果甚少。根据案例研究方法，我们发现传统的组成部分不足以清楚地解释针对金字塔底层人口的特殊管理中的 SV。这项研究的主要贡献在于，它揭示了在针对金字塔底层的注重实效的管理中，各种活动（分为要素和组成部分）被独特地融合在一起，从而产生了 SV。这种安排可能是针对 BoP 的 SBM 所独有的，在此，我们选择以一种框架的形式将其呈现出来，该框架同时阐明了先验的和新出现的组成部分和要素。在这一框架中，价值采纳和价值传递被整合为新的组成部分，用于分析这类建立信任措施。

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Business Strategy and The Environment Multiple-

CiteScore

22.50

自引率

19.40%

发文量

336

期刊介绍： Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE) is a leading academic journal focused on business strategies for improving the natural environment. It publishes peer-reviewed research on various topics such as systems and standards, environmental performance, disclosure, eco-innovation, corporate environmental management tools, organizations and management, supply chains, circular economy, governance, green finance, industry sectors, and responses to climate change and other contemporary environmental issues. The journal aims to provide original contributions that enhance the understanding of sustainability in business. Its target audience includes academics, practitioners, business managers, and consultants. However, BSE does not accept papers on corporate social responsibility (CSR), as this topic is covered by its sibling journal Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. The journal is indexed in several databases and collections such as ABI/INFORM Collection, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, BIOBASE, Emerald Management Reviews, GeoArchive, Environment Index, GEOBASE, INSPEC, Technology Collection, and Web of Science.