Barriers to business model innovation in the Swedish urban freight transport sector

Williamsson, Jon; Moen, Olof

doi:10.1016/j.rtbm.2022.100799

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“…The transport sector needs to undergo a transformation to incorporate new innovative technologies and business models to become more environmentally sustainable (Monios and Bergqvist, 2020; Williamsson and Moen, 2022). Start-ups as well as established actors are part of this transformation in developing and implementing new innovative solutions, such as EAVs.…”

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“…More specifically, we focus on the types of collaborations a start-up is engaged in at micro, meso and macro levels and the interaction between the levels in the development of EAVs. By using an embedded case study of a start-up establishing itself in the freight transport market, this paper aspires to contribute to recent studies of innovative business models in the automotive and logistics industries that highlight collaboration between multiple actors as key to future success (Fritschy and Spinler, 2019; Monios and Bergqvist, 2020; Williamsson and Moen, 2022). The paper also contributes an analysis of roles, consequences and acceptance in business networks (Lindkvist et al , 2022; Möller et al , 2020) discussing called-for roles as combinations of a “central firm and environmental champion” (Garcia et al , 2019).…”

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A start-up’s collaboration in networks for sustainable freight transport: a micro-meso-macro approach to innovation

Melander

Lind

2022

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse how start-ups with a clear sustainability focus collaborate with multiple actors at different levels to pursue business ideas and develop sustainable freight transport solutions. Design/methodology/approach This paper builds on a theoretical approach that includes three levels of analysis: the actor level (micro), business-network level (meso) and society and government level (macro). An embedded case study is used of a focal start-up aiming to innovate on networked platforms and electric and autonomous vehicles (EAVs). Findings Activities and resources are developed at the firm (micro), network (meso) and societal levels (macro), and all three levels need to be considered for a start-up, with a clear sustainability focus. Interaction within as well as between levels affects the innovation development, integration and implementation. The many-folded collaborations at the meso level serve as a locus for the integration of EAVs. The start-up’s networking activities with actors at meso and macro levels contribute to it gaining legitimacy in the transport system. Originality/value This paper focuses on the importance of collaboration in the context of developing innovative solutions for environmental sustainability and freight transport and provides a unique case of how a start-up company manages collaborations at the micro, meso and macro levels.

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confidence: 99%