Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "Vildåsen, Sigurd"
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Academics for sustainable development: Exploring consequences and dilemmas of transdisciplinary research approaches
Witjes, Sjors; Ahlström, Hanna; Vildåsen, Sigurd; Ramos-Mejia, Monica (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Engaging in transdisciplinary (TD) research should include acknowledging that researchers can and should take into account power dynamics between the actors in the TD collaboration. An ethical and political stance is ... -
Clarifying the Epistemology of Corporate Sustainability
Vildåsen, Sigurd; Keitsch, Martina; Fet, Annik Magerholm (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Business research is placing increasing focus on the relationship between the natural environment and the political concept of sustainable development. Within this nexus, one area, labelled ‘Corporate Sustainability’, ... -
Corporate sustainability in practice: An exploratory study of the sustainable development goals (SDGs)
Vildåsen, Sigurd (Journal article, 2018)Companies applying the sustainable development goals (SDGs) are likely to face a tension between business strategy and societal development. I develop this claim through inductive reasoning, drawing on an exploratory, and ... -
Developing circular business models: LCA and strategic choice
Ellingsen, Oda; Vildåsen, Sigurd (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Transitioning towards a more circular economy achieving sustainable business requires both radical change and collective efforts. Succeeding with the development of circular business models means addressing the challenge ... -
Embracing transdisciplinary tensions on the road to 2030
Macintyre, Thomas; Witjes, Sjors; Vildåsen, Sigurd; Ramos Mejía, Mónica (Chapter, 2021)This chapter explores transdisciplinary (TD) research from the context of sustainability in social sciences, with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a backdrop. The generative aspect of this paradox ... -
Enhancing systems thinking in corporate sustainability through a transdisciplinary research process
Ahlström, Hanna Christina; Williams, Amanda; Vildåsen, Sigurd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Sustainability is no longer a peripheral topic for most corporations, as they increasingly adopt more proactive business strategies. In spite of this, there has not been sufficient positive change in corporate practice and ... -
Facilitating circular innovation processes across industries: a case study of blockchain technology
Ullern, Eli Fyhn; Lund, Henrik Brynthe; Vildåsen, Sigurd (Chapter, 2022)This study addresses how digital technologies facilitate circular innovation processes. The empirical setting is an ongoing collaboration project including industrial partners from different parts of the value chain, as ... -
Financing the Transition to a Green Economy - An empirical investigation of how Norwegian firms can achieve business models for sustainability
Pedersen, Synne Mari; Slette, Sunniva Bratt (Master thesis, 2016)The objective of this Master s thesis is to explore the interaction between the state of the current financial system and sustainable value creation of companies. This is done by examining how the financial community and ... -
Fostering ethical behavior and preventing corruption: - A purchasing perspective
Løvdahl, Sebastian Rosten (Master thesis, 2014)In the view of the latest corporate scandals in Norway and increased focus on ethics and anti-corruption, the purpose of this thesis is to investigate the roles of Purchasing and Supply Management and Organizational Culture ... -
How stakeholder involvement influence sustainability behaviour - A case study of a project in the Norwegian aquaculture industry
Figenschou, Line Katrine; Dalen, Synnøve Fagerhaug (Master thesis, 2017)Corporate sustainability has evolved over the last decades and has become an increasingly important concept for companies to consider when making strategic decisions. Corporate sustainability has many underlying concepts, ... -
Lessons learned from practice when developing a circular business model
Vildåsen, Sigurd (Chapter, 2018)A circular business model (CBM) does not emerge in a vacuum. The company Plasto started its CBM journey in May 2014 and has encountered some key challenges, the most important being quality standards of products made from ... -
Life Cycle Assessment to Ensure Sustainability of Circular Business Models in Manufacturing
Bjørnbet, Marit Moe; Vildåsen, Sigurd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Circular business models (CBMs) represent a path for coordinating circular economy (CE) efforts. Life-cycle assessment (LCA) is a tool for quantifying environmental effects of a product or a service and can therefore ... -
Livssyklusanalyser i små og mellomstore bedrifter
Tvedt, Maria; Martinsen, Hilde (Master thesis, 2015)Masteroppgaven handler om bruk av livssyklusanalyser (LCA) i små og mellomstore bedrifter (SMBer). LCA er et verktøy for å gjennomføre miljøanalyser og brukes blant annet av bedrifter som ønsker å forbedre miljøpåvirkningen ... -
Managing anti-corruption - PDCA as an implementation model for business
Kyllingstad, Kristina B (Master thesis, 2015)Despite increased focus on anti-corruption management, corruption continues to be a challenge for companies. This thesis applies an exploratory approach to gain insight in how organizational aspects affect implementation ... -
Shared Value Creation in an Industry Context - Assessing How Governmental Policies Can Contribute to Increased Corporate Sustainability in the Norwegian Aquaculture Industry
Koch, Marianne Wethe; Erdal, Lene (Master thesis, 2016)We argue in this thesis that the concept of shared value creation introduced by Porter and Kramer (2011) contain weaknesses when it comes to providing guidance for how industries can achieve shared value creation. An ... -
The role of interaction for corporate sustainability
Vildåsen, Sigurd; Havenvid, Malena Ingemansson (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose Most scholars acknowledge the role of firm-stakeholder relationship for enabling corporate sustainability (CS), but existing literature tends to apply a superficial understanding of interaction. Thus, the purpose ... -
UN Global Compact as Means for Sustainable Value Creation
Vildåsen, Sigurd; Fet, Annik Magerholm; Magerøy, Kristoffer (Chapter, 2014)Organizational barriers to sustainable value creation are analysed and discussed in this paper. Furthermore, a central objective is to present managerial recommendations on how to increase sustainability performance. The ... -
Utvikling av sirkulære forretningsmodeller. Nye forretningsmuligheter blant iKubens medlemsbedrifter.
Ullern, Eli Fyhn; Vildåsen, Sigurd (Research report, 2019)iKuben er en tverrindustriell klyngeorganisasjon som jobber for rask og kontinuerlig omstilling hos sine medlemsbedrifter. Ved et særlig fokus på digitalisering, bærekraft og nye forretningsmodeller, ønsker iKuben å være ...