• Business Models and Sustainability in Nature Tourism: A Systematic Review of the Literature 

      Sahebalzamani, Samira; Bertella, Giovanna (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-10)
      This study explores the business model literature within nature tourism, focuses on its sustainability-related aspects, and adopts some of the results of the literature review by Reinhold et al. The research questions concern how scholars use and operationalize the business model concept in the context of nature tourism, and to what extent sustainability-related aspects are included and discussed. ...
    • Changing Business models for Sustainability: Role of drivers and dynamic capabilities in Arctic nature tourism 

      Sahebalzamani, Samira (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2023-01-31)
      <p>This thesis investigates nature tourism companies, which strive to incorporate sustainability into their business models and change them to be more resilient. For this purpose, it adopts a dynamic perspective on business models by which companies address corporate sustainability which is understood here as a balance among environmental, social, and economic pillars as well as a sustainable ...
    • Driving Business Models Toward Sustainability in Arctic Nature Tourism 

      Sahebalzamani, Samira (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      <i>Context</i>: research into sustainability as a highly debated concept has become widespread and given rise to a diverse and interesting arena in the management literature in which the relevance of business models is extensively acknowledged. <p> <p><i>Objective</i>: by integrating sustainability into the business model concept, this study attempts to determine how business models are ...
    • A Dynamic Capabilities Approach to Business Model Innovation in Times of Crisis 

      Sahebalzamani, Samira; Jørgensen, Eva Jenny B.; Bertella, Giovanna; Nilsen, Etty Ragnhild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-02)
      This study explores how tourism entrepreneurs change their business models during a crisis. By adopting dynamic capabilities as integral to business model change, this qualitative study explores how entrepreneurs change business models to meet a crisis, and proposes a taxonomy of important entrepreneurial practices underlying dynamic capabilities. This study empirically examines seven small ...