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Business Models for Resource Efficiency in For-Profit and Humanitarian Operations.

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Title/Author:	Business Models for Resource Efficiency in For-Profit and Humanitarian Operations./
Author:	Gulserliler, Ece Guliz.
Description:	1 online resource (138 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-04, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International85-04A.
Subject:	Sustainability. -
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ISBN:	9798380585903

Business Models for Resource Efficiency in For-Profit and Humanitarian Operations.
Gulserliler, Ece Guliz.

Business Models for Resource Efficiency in For-Profit and Humanitarian Operations. - 1 online resource (138 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-04, Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--INSEAD (France and Singapore), 2023.

Includes bibliographical references

Using resources efficiently is becoming crucial as we recognize the limits of our global ecosystem and its societal and humanitarian implications. On the one hand, businesses are under pressure to transition away from traditional supply chains which are considered wasteful of finite materials. On the other hand, due to increasingly frequent climate-related disasters, humanitarian organizations face higher need for assistance, but limited financial resources. In this dissertation, I discuss business models to improve resource utilization (e.g., of materials or financial resources) in both for-profit and humanitarian contexts. In the for-profit context, there is a push towards a more circular economy, which aims to improve the efficiency of resource use through extending product lifetimes, and pooling resources through non-ownership business models. In Chapter 1, I focus on recent regulations with the goal of extending product lifetimes through repairs -- the Right to Repair (RTR) regulations. RTR regulations require producers to design easy-to-repair products and supply necessary information and parts for consumers to independently undertake repairs. While these regulations aim to prolong product lifetimes through repairs, increase secondhand use, and reduce waste; the ease of access to proprietary information and spare parts can have unintended consequences. In particular, they may facilitate intellectual property rights (IPR) infringement by third parties. The increased risk of IPR violations can, in turn, encourage producers to reconsider their business model choices between ownership and non-ownership models. I analyze the implications of RTR on business model choice, and the consequences for producers, consumers, and the environment. Non-ownership business models may increase the efficiency of natural resource use, and they may also help producers preempt some negative externalities of environmental regulations. But are consumers willing to adopt such models? In Chapter 2, I examine producer and consumer perspectives on a transition to non-ownership business models. I focus on leasing as an example of a non-ownership business model, and washing machines as a common consumer durable. Using data from a major producer and an online survey, I assess the consumer preferences between purchasing and leasing a washing machine, and the potential psychological antecedents of this preference. Similar to for-profit firms, humanitarian organizations are investigating ways to adapt their business models to use resources more efficiently and be more prepared for increasingly common climate-related disasters. Unlike for-profit firms, however, their business model relies on donations. A major impediment to efficient funding use in the humanitarian context is the donor-imposed constraints on the funding use. In particular, humanitarian organizations often receive funds only in the aftermath of a disaster (i.e. reactive), and tied to a particular emergency (i.e. earmarked). In Chapter 3, I propose a framework to quantify the "price" (i.e. value loss to beneficiaries) of these constraints on humanitarian funding. I use a two-stage stochastic model to analytically quantify the price of these constraints, and discuss how they depend on the characteristics of a humanitarian crisis. Overall, this dissertation examines ways to improve the utilization of critical limited resources for both businesses and humanitarian organizations, and provides insights for practitioners on the opportunities and challenges in adapting to finite materials and financial resources.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2024

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798380585903Subjects--Topical Terms:

793436
Sustainability.
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Business modelsIndex Terms--Genre/Form:

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