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Abbey Steel : Conquering the steel recycling market
Catulli, Maurizio (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2010)This chapter summarizes a case study involving recycled steel trader Abbey Steel Ltd. The company, with the assistance of the University of Hertfordshire Academics enhanced its customer retention by designing and implementing ... -
Action learning : co-creating value from collaborative sustainable projects
Brown, Christopher; Linkson, Peter (University of Hertfordshire, 2014)This article reports on the specific role that action learning plays in the promotion of sustainability and innovation in the Local Government sector. The study focuses on one organisation and the efforts of a senior manager ... -
Changing the rules of the marketing game : towards Product Service Systems supported by interaction and relationship management practices
Catulli, Maurizio (2010-09)Product Service Systems (PSS) have been proposed as an environmentally efficient business model. The benefits of PSS include support of dematerialization and incentives for companies to design more efficient products with ... -
Diagnostic Tool for Rating Suitable Partners in Licensing Agreements
Catulli, Maurizio; Annia, Arvin E.; Ingleby, Alistair (2007-10)Purpose of the paper and literature addressed – This paper is part of a longitudinal research project. The key issue of the process of selecting suitable partners is discussed in its relevance to companies applying relational ... -
Discourse analysis, trust and marketing
Halliday, Sue; Catulli, Maurizio (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013-11)This chapter demonstrates the relevance of looking at discursive construction of trust in the marketing context. Consumers and users of goods and services want confidence in the transaction and this can build into ongoing ... -
Enriching the values of micro and small business research projects : two sides of a story
Brown, Christopher; Thatcher, James; Alao, Hanan; Choudhary, Shahriar (University of Hertfordshire, 2014)The research aim was to critically examine the two sides of co-creation from the small business and GCU researcher perspectives. The interest is in the value created and delivered. Previous studies have suggested the ... -
Exploring Liquid Lives and Product Lifetimes
Catulli, Maurizio; Cook, Matthew; Potter, Stephen (2015)Product lifetimes are an important consideration in the context of sustainability. One way to better manage product lifetimes is to promote product service systems (PSS) that complement and/ or substitute traditional forms ... -
Information and Communication Technology - enabled Low Carbon Technologies : a new sector of the economy?
Catulli, Maurizio; Fryer, Emma (2012)This article outlines the subsector of the information and communication technology (ICT) industry concerned with reducing the economy's environmental impact, dubbed ICT-enabled low carbon technologies (ICTeLCTs). The ... -
Innovation for a circular economy : exploring the adoption of PSS by UK companies in the baby products sector
Catulli, Maurizio; Brennan, Ross (University of Southern Denmark, 2015-08-29)Several authors have commented on the relatively slow rate at which Product Service Systems (PSS) have been adopted in B2B networks. Despite some prominent examples, such as the provision of integrated lighting systems to ... -
Innovation for a Circular Economy : Exploring the Product Service Systems Concept
Catulli, Maurizio; Dodourova, Mariana (International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM), 2013-06-16)This paper explores the potential implementation of Product Service Systems (PSS) - a sustainable business model based on integrated products and services, and driven by innovation. The concept implies a holistic approach ... -
Mapping Transitions towards Sustainable Consumption : Latitudes, Legends and Declinations in the Interaction between Consumers Culture and Sustainable Business Models
Catulli, Maurizio; Cook, Matthew; Potter, Stephen (2014-06-26)This paper seeks to chart “a navigation route“ towards sustainable consumption. We draw on data collected in research on consumers’ response to integrated products and services bundles conceptualized in design literature ... -
Money Down the (Brand) Drain : An exploration of the constraints of the adoption of brand strategies and the adversity facing investment in brands by Chinese suppliers
He, Ping; Catulli, Maurizio (2014-04)This paper explores the perception by Chinese marketing academics and consultants of benefits and constraints of the adoption of branding techniques. We explore the lived experience of Chinese branding experts to capture ... -
Parasol Kennels : Innovative Animal Housing
Brown, Christopher; Taylor, Jane (Elsevier, 2014)This case is designed to help veterinary students explore innovation and sustainability within the broader veterinary and related sectors. The business upon which this particular case focuses is situated within in a ... -
Plugging the gap? : Addressing resistance to the adoption of electric vehicles through a University based e-car club: a United kingdom case study approach
Copsey, Scott; Walsh, Sue; Smyth, Austin; Catulli, Maurizio; Southern, Richard (2014-10-01) -
PSS Users and Harley Davidson Riders: : The importance of consumer identity in the diffusion of sustainable consumption solutions
Catulli, Maurizio; Cook, Matt; Potter, Stephen (2016-12-02)This paper sets out an approach to researching socio-cultural aspects of Product Service Systems (PSS) consumption in consumer markets. PSS are relevant to Industrial Ecology as they may form part of the mix of innovations ... -
A review of the environmental goods and services sector in the United Kingdom
Catulli, Maurizio (2008-12-11)This paper proposes that policy makers and the Higher Education (HE) sector have a special duty to support the Environmental Goods and Services (EGS) industry. The EGS industry' market value was estimated at $484 billion ... -
What is mine is NOT yours : further insight on what access-based consumption says about consumers
Catulli, Maurizio; Lindley, Julian; Reed, Nick; Green, Andrew; Hyseni, Hajre; Kiri, Sushma Premnath (University of Hertfordshire, 2013)This paper presents the findings of a study researching the interaction between modes of consumption which do not involve transfer ownership and consumer culture. These business models are variously termed Access-Based ... -
What is Mine is NOT Yours : Further insight on what access-based consumption says about consumers
Catulli, Maurizio; Lindley, Julian; Reed, Nick; Green, Andrew; Kiri, Sushma Premnath; Hyseni, Hajrë (Emerald Publishing, 2013)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the interaction between Access Based Consumption (ABC) and consumer culture in the specific context of baby products, and connect the two streams of consumer research and ... -
What Uncertainty? : Further insight into why consumers might be distrustful of product service systems
Catulli, Maurizio (2012)This paper takes the move from a paper by Rexfelt and Hiort af Ornäs (2009) published in the Journal of Manufacturing technology Management, which dealt with consumer acceptance of product service systems (PSS). This topic ... -
What value do consumers really expect from Product Service Systems? : Reflections on how a different conception of value could facilitate the implementation of PSS in consumer markets
Catulli, Maurizio; Cook, Matthew; Potter, Stephen (2014-11-04)Purpose – This paper explores how PSS may create value in consumer markets in urban environment and how consumers value PSS beyond a narrow focus on functionality. Design/ methodology/approach – Within a case study of a ...