Products services systems (PSS), provided by organizations, keep societies up and running in good times and also during bad times, such as the COVID-19 outbreak. Efforts and research on PSS that make business models more sustainable and organizations more resilient have been increasing aimed at providing answers to the increasing sustainability awareness of consumers and organizations. In this context, digitalization provides new pathways to achieve this. Increased information space, connectivity, and speed, provide earlier-impossible ways to develop new business models and provide B2B and B2C products and services to foster sustainability in societies. This Research Topic is aimed at providing insights into these themes.
Current business models and product service systems of most companies have, in general, not been designed with sustainability in mind. Some of the causes for this include a lack of understanding, lack of know-how, lack of capability, and pressure to maximize short-term goals. This Research Topic is aimed at providing insights into creating and implementing sustainability-oriented business models and PSS, particularly through a digitalization transition, including solutions to technical, business, and human factors.
Potential research questions to be addressed by this Research Topic are:
• What new product and service development processes, models, and methods are needed in sustainability transitions, in particular during during crises, such as the COVID-19 outbreak?
• What new business models should be developed for sustainability to make private and public organizations more resilient in view of the COVID-19 outbreak?
• What competencies and skills are needed to create and implement business models and PSS for sustainability?
• How can successful sustainability oriented business models and PSS be multiplied from one organization to others?
• What could contribute to faster transition of an organization towards sustainability?
• How could digitalization enhance the organization’s activities towards sustainability in developing products and services, particularly in times of crises?
Products services systems (PSS), provided by organizations, keep societies up and running in good times and also during bad times, such as the COVID-19 outbreak. Efforts and research on PSS that make business models more sustainable and organizations more resilient have been increasing aimed at providing answers to the increasing sustainability awareness of consumers and organizations. In this context, digitalization provides new pathways to achieve this. Increased information space, connectivity, and speed, provide earlier-impossible ways to develop new business models and provide B2B and B2C products and services to foster sustainability in societies. This Research Topic is aimed at providing insights into these themes.
Current business models and product service systems of most companies have, in general, not been designed with sustainability in mind. Some of the causes for this include a lack of understanding, lack of know-how, lack of capability, and pressure to maximize short-term goals. This Research Topic is aimed at providing insights into creating and implementing sustainability-oriented business models and PSS, particularly through a digitalization transition, including solutions to technical, business, and human factors.
Potential research questions to be addressed by this Research Topic are:
• What new product and service development processes, models, and methods are needed in sustainability transitions, in particular during during crises, such as the COVID-19 outbreak?
• What new business models should be developed for sustainability to make private and public organizations more resilient in view of the COVID-19 outbreak?
• What competencies and skills are needed to create and implement business models and PSS for sustainability?
• How can successful sustainability oriented business models and PSS be multiplied from one organization to others?
• What could contribute to faster transition of an organization towards sustainability?
• How could digitalization enhance the organization’s activities towards sustainability in developing products and services, particularly in times of crises?