WEconomy
Inhoud
Course Manual | Welcome to WEconomy...............................................................3
Introduction – Niels Faber & Sjors Witjes.............................................................5
Ch 1. Sustainable development, degrowth and expressions of moral
responsibility – Egbert Dommerholt....................................................................6
Ergene, Banerjee, & Hofmann. (2020). "(Un)Sustainability and Organization
Studies: Towards a Radical Engagement." Organization Studies........................8
Rifkin. (2014). The Zero Marginal Cost Society: The Internet of Things, the
Collaborative Commons and the Eclipse of Capitalism.....................................13
Trend 1 Bio-Based economy................................................................................. 16
Ch4. The bioeconomy: a new productive and economic model for Latin America
and the Caribbean - Elizabeth Hodson de Jaramillo and Adrián G. Rodríguez...16
Lewandowski. (2017). Bioeconomy: shaping the transition to a sustainable,
biobased economy............................................................................................ 19
Asveld, Osseweijer, & Posada. (2019). Societal and ethical issues in industrial
biotechnology................................................................................................... 22
GL Mike van den Hof......................................................................................... 24
GL Birka Wicke (RU docent).............................................................................. 25
Trend 2 Circular economy.................................................................................... 30
Ch3. The circular economy: a conceptual exploration of value creation through
value preservation – Niels Faber & Jan Jonker...................................................30
Reike, Vermeulen, & Witjes. (2018). The circular economy: New or Refurbished
as CE 3.0? Exploring Controversies in the Conceptualization of the Circular
Economy through a Focus on History and Resource Value Retention Options.. 33
Korhonen, Honkasalo & Seppälä (2018). Circular Economy. The concept and its
Limitations........................................................................................................ 35
GL Niels Faber................................................................................................... 37
GL (OPEN) Afvalverwerking............................................................................... 45
Lec04 Exploring transitional societal trends affecting business........................47
Trend 3 Collaborative and sharing economy........................................................51
Ch5. The collaborative and sharing economy: underlying trends, values and
tensions – Arnoud Lagendijk & Mark A. Wiering................................................51
Kathan, Matzler & Veider. (2016). The sharing economy: Your business model's
friend or foe?.................................................................................................... 54
Pouri. (2021). Eight impacts of the digital sharing economy on resource
consumption..................................................................................................... 56
GL Rachel Botsman........................................................................................... 57
Trend 4 Self-production economy.........................................................................58
, Ch6. The self-production economy – Peter Troxler............................................58
Ford & Despeisse. (2016). Additive manufacturing and sustainability: an
exploratory study of the advantages and challenges.......................................60
Gebler, Schoot Uiterkamp & Visser. (2014). A global sustainability perspective
on 3D printing technologies.............................................................................. 62
GL Eric van der Garde Oceanz..........................................................................64
Trend 5 Digital transformation.............................................................................69
Ch2. Let’s get digital; understanding different discourses on digitalization –
Berber Pas & Jesper van den Berkmortel..........................................................69
Vial. (2019). Understanding digital transformation: A review and a research
agenda.............................................................................................................. 72
Zuboff. (2015). Big other: surveillance capitalism and the prospects of an
information civilization..................................................................................... 74
GL Peter Hardy IG&H........................................................................................ 76
Ch7. Internet of Things/Internet of Services economies: generating social and
economic value with interactive environments – Paul Manwaring & Dré
Kampfraath.......................................................................................................... 79
Ch8. Conclusions on the future of the economy – Sjors Witjes & Niels Faber.......82
B What? Scaling impact and building ecosystems for a sustainable future......84
,Course Manual | Welcome to WEconomy
The question is what direction those transformations will take. Are we moving
towards a society where sustainability becomes more important or is it the
opposite where sustainability is just a temporary ‘thing’, i.e., something that we
have now been talking about for fifty years but will soon be over? The central
assumption of this course is that these ‘slow’ trends offer the potential and
possibility to create a more sustainable and inclusive society, however, there is
governance and management needed to realize this and make it all come to
fruition.
Circular economy= an economy based on closing resource loops. Meaning
when designing a product, the recovery of materials becomes a central issue.
Bio-based economy= about the utilization of ‘applications’ already invented in
nature and now put to use in man-made processes and constructions.
Collaborative and Sharing Economy= enabling access to the ownership of
goods and services based on sharing, swapping, trading, or renting products and
services. A very diverse set of practices and related business models based on
horizontal networks and the participation of a community.
Self-production economy= about the possibility of individuals to produce the
products they need themselves, without having to buy them.
Digital transformation= the use of digital technologies to change a business
model and provide new revenue and value-producing opportunities. A step
beyond digitalization, a process that aims to improve an entity by triggering
significant changes to its properties through combinations of information,
computing, communication, and connectivity technologies.
Examination
Mutiple choice questions, fill in questions, matching questions.
, Book chapters
Literature
Content of lectures
Essay question:
“Together with your group, you created a Podcast on two or more trends in our
societies and economies. In this exam essay, we would like you to situate your
topic of the Podcast to a broader range of challenges and developments in
society and the economy. More specifically, we ask you to connect at least four
trends (that we discussed them in the WEconomy course) to your topic and
respond to the following question: how can we organize and govern new
business and economic models in such a way that they work within the limits of
the social and planetary boundaries of the doughnut economy? You refer to
minimally one reference of each trend taken from the obligatory readings of the
course. If you cannot connect or relate a trend (with literature reference) to your
topic of the Podcast, please give your arguments why this is not relevant for your
topic.”
Inhoud
Course Manual | Welcome to WEconomy...............................................................3
Introduction – Niels Faber & Sjors Witjes.............................................................5
Ch 1. Sustainable development, degrowth and expressions of moral
responsibility – Egbert Dommerholt....................................................................6
Ergene, Banerjee, & Hofmann. (2020). "(Un)Sustainability and Organization
Studies: Towards a Radical Engagement." Organization Studies........................8
Rifkin. (2014). The Zero Marginal Cost Society: The Internet of Things, the
Collaborative Commons and the Eclipse of Capitalism.....................................13
Trend 1 Bio-Based economy................................................................................. 16
Ch4. The bioeconomy: a new productive and economic model for Latin America
and the Caribbean - Elizabeth Hodson de Jaramillo and Adrián G. Rodríguez...16
Lewandowski. (2017). Bioeconomy: shaping the transition to a sustainable,
biobased economy............................................................................................ 19
Asveld, Osseweijer, & Posada. (2019). Societal and ethical issues in industrial
biotechnology................................................................................................... 22
GL Mike van den Hof......................................................................................... 24
GL Birka Wicke (RU docent).............................................................................. 25
Trend 2 Circular economy.................................................................................... 30
Ch3. The circular economy: a conceptual exploration of value creation through
value preservation – Niels Faber & Jan Jonker...................................................30
Reike, Vermeulen, & Witjes. (2018). The circular economy: New or Refurbished
as CE 3.0? Exploring Controversies in the Conceptualization of the Circular
Economy through a Focus on History and Resource Value Retention Options.. 33
Korhonen, Honkasalo & Seppälä (2018). Circular Economy. The concept and its
Limitations........................................................................................................ 35
GL Niels Faber................................................................................................... 37
GL (OPEN) Afvalverwerking............................................................................... 45
Lec04 Exploring transitional societal trends affecting business........................47
Trend 3 Collaborative and sharing economy........................................................51
Ch5. The collaborative and sharing economy: underlying trends, values and
tensions – Arnoud Lagendijk & Mark A. Wiering................................................51
Kathan, Matzler & Veider. (2016). The sharing economy: Your business model's
friend or foe?.................................................................................................... 54
Pouri. (2021). Eight impacts of the digital sharing economy on resource
consumption..................................................................................................... 56
GL Rachel Botsman........................................................................................... 57
Trend 4 Self-production economy.........................................................................58
, Ch6. The self-production economy – Peter Troxler............................................58
Ford & Despeisse. (2016). Additive manufacturing and sustainability: an
exploratory study of the advantages and challenges.......................................60
Gebler, Schoot Uiterkamp & Visser. (2014). A global sustainability perspective
on 3D printing technologies.............................................................................. 62
GL Eric van der Garde Oceanz..........................................................................64
Trend 5 Digital transformation.............................................................................69
Ch2. Let’s get digital; understanding different discourses on digitalization –
Berber Pas & Jesper van den Berkmortel..........................................................69
Vial. (2019). Understanding digital transformation: A review and a research
agenda.............................................................................................................. 72
Zuboff. (2015). Big other: surveillance capitalism and the prospects of an
information civilization..................................................................................... 74
GL Peter Hardy IG&H........................................................................................ 76
Ch7. Internet of Things/Internet of Services economies: generating social and
economic value with interactive environments – Paul Manwaring & Dré
Kampfraath.......................................................................................................... 79
Ch8. Conclusions on the future of the economy – Sjors Witjes & Niels Faber.......82
B What? Scaling impact and building ecosystems for a sustainable future......84
,Course Manual | Welcome to WEconomy
The question is what direction those transformations will take. Are we moving
towards a society where sustainability becomes more important or is it the
opposite where sustainability is just a temporary ‘thing’, i.e., something that we
have now been talking about for fifty years but will soon be over? The central
assumption of this course is that these ‘slow’ trends offer the potential and
possibility to create a more sustainable and inclusive society, however, there is
governance and management needed to realize this and make it all come to
fruition.
Circular economy= an economy based on closing resource loops. Meaning
when designing a product, the recovery of materials becomes a central issue.
Bio-based economy= about the utilization of ‘applications’ already invented in
nature and now put to use in man-made processes and constructions.
Collaborative and Sharing Economy= enabling access to the ownership of
goods and services based on sharing, swapping, trading, or renting products and
services. A very diverse set of practices and related business models based on
horizontal networks and the participation of a community.
Self-production economy= about the possibility of individuals to produce the
products they need themselves, without having to buy them.
Digital transformation= the use of digital technologies to change a business
model and provide new revenue and value-producing opportunities. A step
beyond digitalization, a process that aims to improve an entity by triggering
significant changes to its properties through combinations of information,
computing, communication, and connectivity technologies.
Examination
Mutiple choice questions, fill in questions, matching questions.
, Book chapters
Literature
Content of lectures
Essay question:
“Together with your group, you created a Podcast on two or more trends in our
societies and economies. In this exam essay, we would like you to situate your
topic of the Podcast to a broader range of challenges and developments in
society and the economy. More specifically, we ask you to connect at least four
trends (that we discussed them in the WEconomy course) to your topic and
respond to the following question: how can we organize and govern new
business and economic models in such a way that they work within the limits of
the social and planetary boundaries of the doughnut economy? You refer to
minimally one reference of each trend taken from the obligatory readings of the
course. If you cannot connect or relate a trend (with literature reference) to your
topic of the Podcast, please give your arguments why this is not relevant for your
topic.”
