Biomass – a Resource for Sustainability? A Literature Review of Business ModelsShow others and affiliations
2022 (English)In: Proceedings IFKAD: Knowledge Drivers for Resilience and Transformation Distribution IFKAD 2022 – Lugano, Switzerland 20-22 June 2022 / [ed] Giovanni Schiuma; Antonio Bassi, Insitute of Knowledge Asset Management (IKAM) , 2022, p. 289-311Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
The research on business model innovation in certain business energy sectors is limited. This paper, which reviews the business model literature in the biomass energy sector, identifies trends as well as challenges and complications in the use of biomass. We used seven data bases to search for relevant international, peer-reviewed research on business models and biomass. In our initial database search, we identified 287 relevant articles published in the years 1990 to 2020. After elimination of duplicate articles, we had a collection of 170 articles. We used Zotero software to refine our search. After application of our criteria, 146 articles remained. Further analysis reduced our review to 95 articles that had a theoretical focus on business models and biomass. Our review presents various data for the articles including author affiliation by country, article publication date, article title, journal of publication, journal impact factor, country of empirical data, unit of analysis. research methodology, and topics addressed. Additionally, our review reveals trends (e.g., research/practice challenges and implications) in the study of business models and the biomass energy sector as reflected in the reviewed articles. To our knowledge, this is the first literature review of peer-reviewed journal articles on business models and the biomass industry. By limiting our final review to the 95 theoretical articles we identified, we provide researchers and practitioners with sources of recent discussions and analyses on the trends, challenges, and implications related to the use of biomass in energy production.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Insitute of Knowledge Asset Management (IKAM) , 2022. p. 289-311
Series
Proceedings IFKAD, E-ISSN 2280-787X
Keywords [en]
Business model, value building blocks, biomass, literature review
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-52238ISI: 001071382200017ISBN: 978-88-96687-15-4 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-52238DiVA, id: diva2:1819982
Conference
17th International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics (IFKAD 2022), Lugano, Switzerland, June 20-22, 2022
2023-12-152023-12-152024-12-02Bibliographically approved