Change search
Link to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Hjelmgren, Daniel
Publications (10 of 25) Show all publications
Andersson Wänström, A., Hjelmgren, D., Landqvist, M. & Lind, F. (2025). Exploring renting models for clothing items: resource interaction for value creation. Journal of business & industrial marketing
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Exploring renting models for clothing items: resource interaction for value creation
2025 (English)In: Journal of business & industrial marketing, ISSN 0885-8624, E-ISSN 2052-1189Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore renting models for clothing items and their value creation logics with a basis in resource interaction.

Design/methodology/approachThe paper relies on a multiple case study of renting models pursued by start-up companies in the Swedish context. The cases cover fashion wear as well as outdoor clothing. The theoretical frame builds on the industrial marketing and purchasing approach to business markets with a special focus on resource interaction and value creation.

FindingsThe multiple case study provides the basis for identifying three categories of renting models: membership, subscription and individual item renting. The three models use different patterns of resource mobilisation, resource utilisation and resource combination to build their value creation logics.

Research limitations/implicationsA plethora of different business models for sharing resources will be needed in reaching sustainable development in the fashion context. Renting models is one such model for sharing resources that increase product usage but struggles with economic sustainability.

Practical implicationsThe paper offers implications for actors in the fashion industry and capital systems by considering renting models not as tech start-ups but as sustainable start-up business models in which investments require longer time frames before showing results.

Originality/valueFew studies have treated the variety of renting models for clothing items. Thereby this paper extends the literature by providing a categorization of such models and how they create value.

Keywords
Business models, Business networks, Renting models, Resource interaction, Sharing economy
National Category
Business Administration
Research subject
Business and IT; Business and IT
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-33121 (URN)10.1108/jbim-04-2024-0281 (DOI)2-s2.0-85214086009 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2025-01-13 Created: 2025-01-13 Last updated: 2025-01-17Bibliographically approved
Chkanikova, O., Salomonson, N., Hjelmgren, D. & Vellesalu, A. (2024). Digitainability Paradoxes in Fashion Sustainability: Navigating the Path to Circular Innovation. In: : . Paper presented at Frontiers in Service Conference, Amalia Island, Florida, June 27-30, 2024..
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Digitainability Paradoxes in Fashion Sustainability: Navigating the Path to Circular Innovation
2024 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation only (Refereed)
National Category
Business Administration
Research subject
Business and IT
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-32387 (URN)
Conference
Frontiers in Service Conference, Amalia Island, Florida, June 27-30, 2024.
Available from: 2024-08-17 Created: 2024-08-17 Last updated: 2024-11-12Bibliographically approved
Hedegård, L., Hjelmgren, D., Salomonson, N. & Klas, H. (2024). Förnyelse och involvering  - metoder för att studera hållbarhet och transformation genom ett ekosystemperspektiv.. In: : . Paper presented at FEKIS 2024 – Förnyelse och demokrati i en disruptiv värld. Karlstad
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Förnyelse och involvering  - metoder för att studera hållbarhet och transformation genom ett ekosystemperspektiv.
2024 (Swedish)Conference paper, Oral presentation only (Other academic)
Abstract [sv]

Under de senaste åren har vi sett ett ökat behov av att engagera aktörer från de ekosystem vi studerar. I denna presentation utforskade vi strategier för hur dessa aktörer framgångsrikt kan involveras under olika faser av forsknings- och projektgenomförande.

Vi inledde med en genomgång av varför det är viktigt att engagera ekosystemets aktörer och vilka fördelar det medför för både forskning och praktik. Därefter presenterade vi tre fallstudier där vi framgångsrikt hade samarbetat med ekosystemaktörer. Varje fall belyste olika metoder som hade använts för att främja engagemang: från samarbete vid projektansökningar, involvering under genomförande och fältarbete, till fullt engagemang från idéstadiet till implementering.

I den avslutande delen av presentationen ledde vi en diskussion kring utmaningarna med att uppnå meningsfullt engagemang från ekosystemaktörer. Deltagarna delade med sig av sina egna erfarenheter, och vi bidrog även med exempel på utmaningar vi stött på för vidare diskussion.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Karlstad: , 2024
Keywords
Hållbarhet, metod, företagsekonomi, nätverk, ekosystem
National Category
Business Administration
Research subject
Textiles and Fashion (General)
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-32701 (URN)
Conference
FEKIS 2024 – Förnyelse och demokrati i en disruptiv värld
Available from: 2024-10-24 Created: 2024-10-24 Last updated: 2024-11-25Bibliographically approved
Vellesalu, A. & Hjelmgren, D. (2024). Increasing product utilisation and longevity through third party involvement in supplier-buyer relationships. In: : . Paper presented at 40th Annual Industrial Marketing and Purchasing Conference (IMP 2024), Oulu, Finland, August 28-30, 2024.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Increasing product utilisation and longevity through third party involvement in supplier-buyer relationships
2024 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation only (Refereed)
National Category
Business Administration
Research subject
Textiles and Fashion (General)
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-32490 (URN)
Conference
40th Annual Industrial Marketing and Purchasing Conference (IMP 2024), Oulu, Finland, August 28-30, 2024
Available from: 2024-09-03 Created: 2024-09-03 Last updated: 2024-10-31Bibliographically approved
Vellesalu, A., Chkanikova, O., Hjelmgren, D. & Salomonson, N. (2023). Institutional re-configuration and value co-creation in circular product development: A service ecosystem perspective in the textile and apparel industry. Journal of Cleaner Production, 414, Article ID 137682.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Institutional re-configuration and value co-creation in circular product development: A service ecosystem perspective in the textile and apparel industry
2023 (English)In: Journal of Cleaner Production, ISSN 0959-6526, E-ISSN 1879-1786, Vol. 414, article id 137682Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Research on circular product development has gained popularity in recent years. While such approaches focus on the product's design phase to create environmental and economic value, they lack in understanding the co-created and dynamic nature of a multifaceted system of actors important for the transition to circularity. The purpose is to explore how multi-level institutional re-configuration patterns influence resource integration and its associated value co-creation during circular product development in a service ecosystem. Responding to the need to address the applicability of Service-Dominant Logic to managerial practice, the paper relies on a single case study of circular product development involving B2B actors in a supply chain for workwear garments in healthcare. Data was collected using participant observation during an innovation project lasting 1,5 years. The data, which was supplemented by semi-structured interviews and online queries, was analysed through coding, condensation and interpretation. The findings demonstrate the importance of interdependencies between institutional re-configuration patterns and the interrelatedness of the micro, meso and macro levels in a service ecosystem as these enable value co-creation opportunities during circular product development. For practitioners, the paper provides an understanding of how to manage enablers and barriers arising during circular product development through institutional work.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2023
Keywords
Circular product development, Institutions, Resource integration, Service ecosystems, Service-dominant logic, Value co-creation, Computer circuits, Ecosystems, Product design, Supply chains, Textile industry, Apparel industry, Design phase, Economic values, Environmental values, Re-configurations, Resources integrations, Value co creations, Product development
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-30309 (URN)10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137682 (DOI)001022213200001 ()2-s2.0-85161272673 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2023-08-14 Created: 2023-08-14 Last updated: 2024-02-01Bibliographically approved
Vellesalu, A., Salomonson, N., Hjelmgren, D. & Chkanikova, O. (2022). Making, breaking and maintaining institutionalized rules of resource integration: enablers and challenges for circular product development in a B2B service ecosystem. In: : . Paper presented at Frontiers in Service 2022, 24-26 June 2022, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Making, breaking and maintaining institutionalized rules of resource integration: enablers and challenges for circular product development in a B2B service ecosystem
2022 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation only (Refereed)
Keywords
Service-Dominant Logic, institutionalized rules, resource integration, circular product development, B2B
National Category
Business Administration
Research subject
Textiles and Fashion (General)
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-28994 (URN)
Conference
Frontiers in Service 2022, 24-26 June 2022, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Available from: 2022-11-30 Created: 2022-11-30 Last updated: 2024-11-12Bibliographically approved
Vellesalu, A. & Hjelmgren, D. (2022). Product Development As Resource Interaction In A Business Network´S Efforts To Advance Sustainability. In: : . Paper presented at 38th Annual IMP Conference, Florence, Italy 30 August – 2 September, 2022..
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Product Development As Resource Interaction In A Business Network´S Efforts To Advance Sustainability
2022 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation only (Refereed)
National Category
Business Administration
Research subject
Textiles and Fashion (General)
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-28996 (URN)
Conference
38th Annual IMP Conference, Florence, Italy 30 August – 2 September, 2022.
Available from: 2022-11-30 Created: 2022-11-30 Last updated: 2023-01-04Bibliographically approved
Sirilertsuwan, P., Hjelmgren, D. & Ekwall, D. (2019). Exploring Current Enablers and Barriers for Sustainable Proximity Manufacturing. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management (4), 551-571
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Exploring Current Enablers and Barriers for Sustainable Proximity Manufacturing
2019 (English)In: Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, ISSN 1361-2026, E-ISSN 1758-7433, no 4, p. 551-571Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Purpose

Amidst offshoring and reshoring trends, the purpose of this paper is to explore why business practitioners, especially from the labour-intensive clothing industry, choose to manufacture some products in proximity to the high-cost European market. Moreover, the rise of sustainability concerns led us to further explore whether these reasons relate to triple bottom line (TBL): business, environment and society.

Design/methodology/approach

The content analysis was adopted for within-case and cross-case analysis of data from semi-structured interviews of managers from 12 clothing companies.

Findings

Within-case analysis showed enablers and barriers (factors) of proximity manufacturing within each company’s characteristics under TBL. Cross-case analysis showed the most-mentioned enablers (high-quality suppliers, short lead-time and fast replenishment) and barriers (expensive production cost and lack of industrial set-up and seamstresses). The findings revealed both common and different factors from existing studies.

Research limitations/implications

Besides being motives for companies to bring manufacturing back to Europe, the results can be used by researchers and companies to develop criteria and performance measures of manufacturing locations for enhancing the TBL sustainability. Future research may explore different locations and industries for possibilities of proximity–manufacturing generalisation.

Social implications

Findings show that governments could focus on eliminating barriers of proximity manufacturing and creating favourable institutional infrastructure for the European clothing industry and sustainability.

Originality/value

This paper highlights updated proximity–manufacturing factors from practices in relation to TBL sustainability, including support for proximity manufacturing as a practice for TBL enhancement.

Keywords
Local sourcing, Sustainability, Reshoring, Offshoring, Manufacturing decisions, Supplier selection, Sustainable supply chain, Triple bottom line (TBL), Location decision
National Category
Business Administration
Research subject
Textiles and Fashion (General)
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-23885 (URN)10.1108/JFMM-09-2018-0114 (DOI)000485924300008 ()2-s2.0-85071525700 (Scopus ID)
Projects
Sustainable Management and Design for Textiles
Funder
EU, European Research Council, 2016-1353/001-001-EMJD for Edition 2016
Available from: 2020-10-08 Created: 2020-10-08 Last updated: 2021-10-20Bibliographically approved
Sirilertsuwan, P., Ekwall, D. & Hjelmgren, D. (2018). Proximity Manufacturing for Enhancing Clothing Supply Chain Sustainability. The International Journal of Logistics Management, 29(4), 1346-1378
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Proximity Manufacturing for Enhancing Clothing Supply Chain Sustainability
2018 (English)In: The International Journal of Logistics Management, ISSN 0957-4093, Vol. 29, no 4, p. 1346-1378Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to reveal benefits and factors (elements) of proximity manufacturing that enhance triple bottom line (TBL) sustainability in the clothing industry and discusses previous proximity manufacturing studies.

Design/methodology/approach

A systematic review is used in searching and extracting data (primary studies artifacts and proximity manufacturing elements) from peer-reviewed articles. Extracted elements are gathered and analyzed in constructed tables under TBL. Four subgroups are inducted under the business bottom line.

Findings

This paper shows the potential of proximity manufacturing to enhance TBL sustainability, the scope of proximity manufacturing, and the trend and absence of existing studies. The most frequently mentioned elements are time-to-market, job creation, product quality, quick response, and trade policies. Governments and clusters are also important players.

Research limitations/implications

Future research can further explore elements potentially improving TBL sustainability to fill gaps in existing studies, including how proximity manufacturing can drive environmental and social practices, and how governments can encourage proximity manufacturing in various markets.

Practical implications

Besides perceiving the benefits of proximity manufacturing, businesses may use the derived elements to make manufacturing decisions.

Social implications

Public policies giving privileges to the locally produced garment industry have great potential to drive the economy and employment as well as sustain local clothing knowledge and the environment.

Originality/value

Proximity manufacturing strategies toward sustainability are under-researched academically and under-practiced industrially; this paper provides insight into sustainability benefits of proximity manufacturing.

Keywords
literature review, Sustainability, Sourcing and supply, Reshoring, Sustainable supply chain management
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-23883 (URN)10.1108/IJLM-09-2017-0233 (DOI)000448387800012 ()2-s2.0-85048050677 (Scopus ID)
Projects
Sustainable Management and Design for Textiles
Funder
EU, European Research Council, 2016-1353/001-001-EMJD for Edition 2016
Available from: 2020-10-08 Created: 2020-10-08 Last updated: 2023-02-02Bibliographically approved
Hjelmgren, D. (2016). Creating a compelling brand meaning by orchestrating stories: The case of Scandinavia’s largest department store. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 32, 210-217
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Creating a compelling brand meaning by orchestrating stories: The case of Scandinavia’s largest department store
2016 (English)In: Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, ISSN 0969-6989, E-ISSN 1873-1384, Vol. 32, p. 210-217Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The aim of this paper is to explore how a company can create a compelling brand meaning by orchestrating what is said in different points of contact with the brand. A case study of Scandinavia's largest store suggests that, in order to create a compelling brand meaning, a retailer need to manage oral and written stories, as well as stories told by facilities, goods, and services. It is argued that all stories need to be coherent in the sense that they all fit the brand meaning, and that it sometimes may require expansion of the retailer's control boundary. The case study also suggests that reality shows can be important points of contact, very much due to their ability to tell credible stories that can humanize the brand, and that individual employees can constitute important assets in these stories.

Keywords
Branding, Orchestrating, Humanizing, Story telling
National Category
Business Administration
Research subject
Bussiness and IT
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-11386 (URN)10.1016/j.jretconser.2016.06.015 (DOI)000384806200023 ()2-s2.0-84978209577 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2016-12-13 Created: 2016-12-13 Last updated: 2017-11-29Bibliographically approved
Organisations

Search in DiVA

Show all publications