A step towards Successful Implementation of Business Model Innovation: Philips Perspective

In today’s fast growing and competitive environment, keeping up with changing trends has become a necessity for firms to beat the competition. A relatively new form of innovation with a growing community of people have stated that Business Model Innovation is essentially the key to successful organizations nowadays. Several companies are failing...

Entrepreneurial Ecosystem influence through the Start-up life cycle: a comparative study between Delft and Vilnius

An entrepreneurial ecosystem has become a paradigm between policy makers, regional developers as well as profit seeking organizations to spur start-up establishment and growth rates. Numerous studies have focused on conceptualization of an entrepreneurial ecosystem and the potential benefits that may be accrued regionally by effectively...

Business model innovation to enable energy efficiency in Dutch residential buildings

In the Netherlands, the residential building sector accounts for 20% of energy consumption and 14% of carbon emissions. To reach the ambitious National targets of decreasing energy consumption and to stop this sector’s reliance on natural gas, a wide renovation of the building stock is needed. Residential buildings’ energy performance has to...

Digital Data Technologies to help Technology Manufacturing Companies towards Circular Business Models

Currently, technology manufacturing companies are driven by revenue, based on volume sales, cost reduction of supply chains, factories and operations. This is all based on the current linear economy business model. In order to go against the negative environmental impacts, sustainability plays a major role by the aim to achieve sustainable...

The role of incubators and regional factors influencing the location decision of academic spin-offs: An exploratory study in Delft and Wageningen

The recent years have witnessed university business incubators being major contributors to regional development by supporting and nurturing academic spin-offs, and fostering innovation. However, with the academic spin-offs scaling up, they decide to exit the incubator and sometimes even migrate to another city or region. This study recognizes...

Business Model Dynamics of Renewable Electrification in Africa

The research is set out in context of the global effort to provide electricity access to millions of people in Africa. A part of the effort also emphasizes on the empowerment of people to earn a means of living for themselves. In the this backdrop, the efforts for electrification are two-fold; large centralized power plants on one hand, while...

The Role of the FAST Technology as a Driver for Sustainable Business Models within the Biobased Chemical Industry: The Case Study of DAB

Addressing climate change is a challenge that governments, society, and companies have to face. For companies this becomes a major challenge as they are required to innovate in order to become more sustainable whilst still remain competitive. However, carrying out technological innovation may be useless if it cannot be diffused in the market....

Sustainable Business Model Dynamics of Distributed Solar PV Projects in China

Solar photovoltaics (PV), as one of the renewable energy technologies, has gradually penetrated power systems worldwide. Distributed solar photovoltaics (DSPV) systems characterised by reducing transmission line losses, increasing grid resilience and relaxing requirements for investment have experienced exponential growth over the last decade....

The creation of a sustainable business model framework to foster the use of nature-based solutions in the Dutch building sector

Nature-based solutions are solutions that (partly) consist of, or contribute to, living nature, which can provide economical, social and environmental benefits. Especially in the building sector they can have huge benefits over conventional (grey) solution as this sector uses a lot of resources and energy. The benefits that nature-based...

Role of IT Technologies in fostering Business Transformation: Case study of Philips

The term "digital transformation" (DT) has gained popularity, sparking interest across many academic fields and inspiring new lines of inquiry(Hausberg et al., 2019). With the adoption of new technologies helping deliver secure high-quality patient care and drive greater business efficiency, healthcare sector has gained significant benefits from...

Business Models Dynamics for Dutch Technology-Based Startups: A Proposed Framework to Overcome Critical Junctures

Technology-based startups entail creating and developing sustainable value by capitalizing and commercializing new technologies, which accelerates the growth of the startups and promotes economic sustainability. Unlike new technology developed in commercial firms, technology-based startups go through a process of transformation from a non...

Sustainable innovation implementation in Dutch horticulture

The Dutch horticulture sector (Dhc sector) is a significant contributor to the country's GDP and a global leader in horticultural production and trade. However, despite government efforts, the sector faces challenges in achieving sustainable targets. Sustainable startups, the suppliers of innovative solutions, also encounter barriers hindering...

Sustainable business model dynamics of technology-based start-ups: The role of external factors in the Dutch PV sector

Research on the effect and influence of external factors on the sustainable business model elements of technology-based start-ups in the Netherlands operating in the PV sector. This resulted in research findings demonstrating that external factors exert a substantial influence on the business model dynamics of Dutch technology-based PV start-ups...

Integrating Circular Strategies and Industry 4.0 Technologies to assist Manufacturing Firms in the transition towards Circular Business Models

In today's society, resource efficiency and energy conservation have become paramount, initiating discussions across businesses and nations. Circular strategies, rooted in the Industry 4.0 era of automation and data-driven processes, offer a compelling solution. This study investigates how circular strategies and Industry 4.0 technologies...

Exploring the role of Niche Strategies in overcoming Barriers to Circular Innovation: Exploratory Case Studies on Circular High-Tech firms in The Netherlands

The study embarks on a comprehensive investigation into the domain of circular innovation within Dutch high-tech firms, probing the dynamics of drivers, barriers, and the strategic impact of niche strategies. The research methodology builds upon the adaptable foundation of the Technological Innovation System (TIS) framework, adapting it to the...

Exploring the pre-scaleup development of Healthtech startups: the case of Dutch healthtech startups

Health systems globally, currently face many multi-faceted and dynamic challenges. There is a growing demand for quality healthcare, shifting expectations towards more responsibility for patients in their own health journey, an evolving role of technologies within society, and external pressures to decrease costs and improve sustainability in a...

Impact of niche strategies on the business model dynamics

This research investigates the relationship between niche strategies and business models, with a focus on tech-based startups/companies. The research makes use of historical cases to identify the relationship. Historical cases are studied by applying the TIS framework to past cases of new technology that achieved technology diffusion. Upon...

Influence of Business Model Innovation and Competitive Strategies on the Performance of Dutch High-Tech Startups

This master's thesis examines the effects of business model innovation and competitive strategies on the success of high-tech startups in the Netherlands. Understanding how high-tech startups can improve their performance and compete successfully is of utmost relevance given the increasing importance of technology entrepreneurship and the...