PubData Leuphana Repository: To Grow or not to Grow That is the Question: A Critical Assessment of Business Model Frameworks Beyond Growth

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Resource type	Bachelor Thesis
Title(s)	To Grow or not to Grow That is the Question: A Critical Assessment of Business Model Frameworks Beyond Growth
DOI	10.48548/pubdata-182
Handle	20.500.14123/201
Creator	Groeling, Valessja von
Study programme	International Business Administration & Entrepreneurship
Referee	Wenzel, Matthias 0000-0003-1662-9834
Advisor	Meyer, Verena 0000-0002-5871-9267
Abstract	The objective of this research is to question the growth orthodoxy of the current economic system. To do so, this thesis makes use of an overarching vision within the planetary boundaries. Decisive growth factors are growth in material throughput, the profit maximization imperative, and our current understanding of prosperity. A business model framework beyond growth meets these growth factors on the organizational level. It synthesizes a review of existing frameworks from the degrowth, post-growth, sufficiency, and steady-state economy literature. The synthesized framework offers clear principles to assess and inspire organizations to act as change agents within the current economic system.
Language	English
Keywords	Degrowth; Postgrowth; Sufficiency Economy; Steady-State Economy; Backcasting
Date of thesis submission	2024-01-29
Year of publication in PubData	2024
Publishing type	First publication
Date issued	2024-04-04
Creation context	Study
Granting Institution	Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Published by	Medien- und Informationszentrum, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg