Comparing an alternative food network to a collaborative network organization based on multiple case studies
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2023-06-27
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In light of the sustainable development goals, new forms of organizing are needed. There is a need for organizations to collaborate with each other to co-create value, which gave rise to the collaborative network organization. In light of the value creation in novel business models in order to achieve sustainability, sustainable business model archetypes can be used to asses these new forms of organizing.
In the agri-food industry, alternative food networks have emerged, to enable small- to medium enterprises to collaborate in order to accomplish a more sustainable food system based on planet, people and profit.
Results show how alternative food networks differ from a collaborative network organization based on the computer networks and the heterogenous actors. Evidence was found for alternative food networks that do not use a computer networks with actors that are homogenous based on the products they produce. In literature this can be defined as a local food hub.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen