Title: Exploring LARG management concepts within business model canvas: a theoretical approach

Authors: Maria do Rosário Cabrita; Susana Duarte; Virgílio Cruz-Machado

Addresses: UNIDEMI, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, FCT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal ' UNIDEMI, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, FCT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal ' UNIDEMI, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, FCT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal

Abstract: As the global business landscape dramatically alters, there needs to be a similar change in the way organisations are performing and in which supply chain strategies are determined. One interesting debate has centred on the relative merits of 'lean', 'agile', 'resilient' and 'green' (LARG) philosophies and how they can contribute to building a companies' competitive advantage. Combining the existing understanding of concepts - business model (BM) and LARG principles - this paper focuses on the multidisciplinary area of LARG in business models and adds insights to the discussion about BM tools and particularly on the business model canvas (BMC) as a framework to develop LARG principles in business settings. Although recognising the limitations when trying to align LARG principles and the building blocks of BMC, this research aims to contribute to the discussion on creating an ideal type of BM to be adapted to LARG paradigm. To the knowledge of the authors, it is the first attempt to critically review the empirical research articles in LARG and business model canvas (BMC).

Keywords: business model; business model canvas; BMC; LARG paradigm; lean; agile; resilient; green philosophies.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBSR.2023.130619

International Journal of Business and Systems Research, 2023 Vol.17 No.3, pp.266 - 290

Accepted: 06 Mar 2020
Published online: 02 May 2023 *

Full-text access for editors Full-text access for subscribers Purchase this article Comment on this article