Advances in Business Model Innovation and Corporate Sustainability

Dear Colleagues,

Business model innovation has seen a recent surge in academic research and business practice. Innovation of business models is recognized as a fundamental approach to realize continuous challenges for corporate sustainability. Most of studies examine bodies of literature on business model innovation, sustainability innovation, network theory, stakeholder theory, and product–service systems. Therefore, we hereby expect to explore the development of a unified theoretical perspective for understanding business model innovation that leads to better organizational, economic, environmental, and social performance, and furthermore, to reveal what, who, where, when, and how the advance in business model innovation can improve the vitality and creativity of enterprises. 

The way business is often conducted within industrial value chains is being revolutionized through the use of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, intensive data exchange, predictive analytics, and so on. However, the advance in business model innovation is not just limited to technological application (e.g., digitalization), but also needs to recognize the importance of making the transition to advanced business service. Integrating innovative business models into organizational strategy system can help enterprises to produce a competitive advantage. Regarding corporate sustainability and long-term prosperity, the author(s) can provide a broad, dynamic approach to business models that are compatible with strategic management involved in analyzing, formulating, and implementing advanced innovations with economic competitiveness, social responsibility, and that are in balance with the changing nature of business.

Therefore, the main purpose of this Special Issue is to highlight the mutual effect of business model innovation and corporate sustainability from various perspectives. This Special Issue seeks a wide range of contributions that assess how current business circumstances influence and shape the sustainability of organizations. The objective of this Special Issue is to publish high-quality papers that contribute to promoting our understanding of the diversity of changes and advances in business model , and it will innovate management and environmental practices. The Special Issue is open to both conceptual studies and empirical analyses based on qualitative and quantitative methodological approaches.

Prof. Dr. Cheng-Wen Lee
Prof. Dr. Jonqlan Lin
Guest Editors

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