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Leading the Loop: Anchor‐Led Orchestration in Nascent Circular Ecosystems—A Qualitative Case Study

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition towards a circular economy necessitates coordinated, systemic change across value chains. Yet the role of anchor firms in initiating and orchestrating nascent circular ecosystems remains underexplored. Using an inductive, qualitative single‐case design, we analyse a German mid‐sized entrepreneurial firm, drawing on 21 interviews
Johann Felix Mader, Patrick Spieth
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the functions and dimensions of visualizations in foresight

open access: yes, 2016
A central question in foresight exercises is how to communicate the derived results. By drawing on an empirical study this article presents a framework for using visualizations in foresight and illustrates its application by referring to a case study ...
Müller, Adrian W.   +2 more
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Connecting Thoughts and Actions: A Managerial Process Model on Circular Business Model Innovation

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Addressing environmental grand challenges such as resource scarcity requires circular business model innovation (CBMI) that enables firms to efficiently close and slow resource cycles through novel activity systems. Drawing on a grounded theory approach based on 59 in‐depth interviews with top managers from Swiss SMEs, we developed a process ...
Fabian Takacs, Karolin Frankenberger
wiley   +1 more source

Japanese S+T Foresight 2035

open access: yes, 2022
S.139-142Every five years Japan conducts a large national foresight exercise to gain new information and update insights gained from previous foresight activities.
Cuhls, Kerstin
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How do companies envisage the future? Functional foresight approaches

open access: yesEngineering Management in Production and Services, 2017
The main aim of the paper is to present the synthesis of the results of methodological analysis conducted on examples of foresight projects executed in chosen companies representing four companies type: small and medium-sized enterprise (SME), nonprofit-
Kononiuk Anna   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Transition Intermediaries as Capability Builders for Adopting Radical Innovation in Incumbent Firms: The Case of the UK Energy Supply Sector

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Transition intermediaries play a pivotal role in configuring networks aligning the interests of stakeholders to achieve sustainable goals. However, the transition literature has paid little attention to the influence intermediaries can have in strengthening organisational capabilities. Especially in sectors that are slow to change, such as the
Horacio Gonzalez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eco‐Renewal Urgency: Enabling Eco‐Innovation and Driving Sustainable Transformation Within Organizations

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Building on dynamic capabilities theory, this paper develops a conceptual model explaining how organizations pursue eco‐innovation. Drawing on in‐depth interviews with sustainability and innovation managers across diverse industries, the study provides rich empirical insights into the drivers of eco‐innovation.
Maria Cristina Zaccone, Matteo Pedrini
wiley   +1 more source

2021-2024 Foresight Reports Review : Developing strategic foresight capacity in postsecondary education [PDF]

open access: yes
Research and Foresight supports the growth, innovation, and transformation of the Ontario postsecondary education sector to further digital-by-design educational futures.
Research and Foresight eCampusOntario
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Corporate Foresight and Dynamic Capabilities: An Exploratory Study

open access: yesForecasting, 2020
Firms engage in forecasting and foresight activities to predict the future or explore possible future states of the business environment in order to pre-empt and shape it (corporate foresight).
Lisa-Marie Semke, Victor Tiberius
doaj   +1 more source

Advancing Transformative Learning in Sustainability Management Education: A Systematic Review and Integrative Model

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Reversing dominant unsustainable business practices requires a fundamental shift in how business practitioners perceive and enact sustainability. Management education is crucial for preparing prospective business professionals to lead this change, yet traditional curricula often perpetuate unsustainable paradigms.
Justo Alberto Ramírez‐Franco   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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