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: Received: 23 October 2024 / Approved: 23 October 2024 / Online: 24 October 2024 (10:08:36 CEST)
How to cite:
Ayrault, J.; Doumit, F.; Aggeri, F. Governance Arrangements for Local Sustainable Business Models: The Case of Local Energy Systems. Preprints2024, 2024101879. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.1879.v1
Ayrault, J.; Doumit, F.; Aggeri, F. Governance Arrangements for Local Sustainable Business Models: The Case of Local Energy Systems. Preprints 2024, 2024101879. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.1879.v1
Ayrault, J.; Doumit, F.; Aggeri, F. Governance Arrangements for Local Sustainable Business Models: The Case of Local Energy Systems. Preprints2024, 2024101879. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.1879.v1
APA Style
Ayrault, J., Doumit, F., & Aggeri, F. (2024). Governance Arrangements for Local Sustainable Business Models: The Case of Local Energy Systems. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.1879.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Ayrault, J., Farah Doumit and Franck Aggeri. 2024 "Governance Arrangements for Local Sustainable Business Models: The Case of Local Energy Systems" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.1879.v1
Abstract
Despite extensive research on sustainable business models and the development of various tools to facilitate their implementation, barriers persist particularly concerning the governance of a local ecosystem of actors. In this paper, we bridge the literature on sustainable business models with a literature stream on governance arrangements. We analyze these governance arrangements through a qualitative study focusing on the development of two local energy systems –anaerobic digestion and district heating– by a global energy company. Our study shows the importance of securing collaboration to govern interdependencies in the ecosystem. We identify that a facilitating public policy framework combined with internal institutional, strategic and operational drivers linked to the governance of local ecosystems is crucial for the implementation of local sustainable business models.
Keywords
sustainable business model; governance; local energy system
Subject
Business, Economics and Management, Business and Management
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