Sociology of Food and Eating (CSOC 808) Article Annotation

This document presents a student's article annotation for a Sociology of Food and Eating course (CSOC 808), critically evaluating the article "Towards a conceptual framework of sustainable business model innovation in the agri-food sector: a systematic literature review" by Barth, Ulvenblad, and Ulvenblad (2017). The annotation summarizes the research topic, which centers on sustainable business models and innovation within the agri-food sector, identifying the main research questions, arguments, and key concepts like industrial organization theory. It analyzes the geographical scope, key actors (including business model innovation, agri-food, farmers, and sustainability), and main conclusions, highlighting the challenges and complexities in the sector. The annotation also addresses biases, limitations, and a key quotation from the source, reflecting on how the reading changed the student's perspective on the topic, specifically regarding sustainable practices in the agri-food department and the impact of globalization on business chains, as well as personal experiences with food. The annotation concludes with a list of references and a reflection on how the reading changed the student's perspective on the topic.

SOCIOLOGY OF FOOD AND EATING - CSOC 808
Article Annotation
Student Information
Student’s name
Student number
Course name, code,
and section number
Information from the Reading
Reference of source
Provide a full reference using
APA format. (See the APA
guide in course content)
Barth, H., Ulvenblad, P. O., & Ulvenblad, P. (2017). Towards
a conceptual framework of sustainable business model
innovation in the agri-food sector: a systematic
literature review. Sustainability, 9(9), 1620.
Research topic
In one or two sentences,
describe the research topic of
the source.
The research topic is based on the specific conceptual
framework of a sustainable business model and
innovation in the department of the agri-food sector
(Barth, Ulvenblad & Ulvenblad, 2017).
Research questions
Identify the main question(s)
or issues the authors are trying
The main question aims in finding the business model
innovation in the specific agri-food sector that can meet
up challenges encounter in the perspective of

to address. sustainability
Argument
In a sentence or two, identify
the argument of the paper. An
argument is a stance or
position that the authors are
taking on a specific topic.
The sustainable business models are often positive as
well as negative in nature, concerning meeting up
several challenges of the agri-food sector (Barth et al.,
2017).
Geographical scope and
timeframe
In a sentence or two, provide
the geographic scope and
timeframe in the reading.
The total reading time required was 40 minutes.
Key concepts
Identify key concepts or
theories that the authors use
throughout the reading.
Provide the definition that the
authors use for those concepts
and theories. Please do so in
one to two paragraphs.
There are different theories that have been used they are
like
Industrial organization theory:
This theory is based on the basic field of economics that
deals with the overall strategic behavior of the firms.
These also consist of regulatory policies, antitrust policy,
and the specific competition of the market. This is also
applied in the economic theory of specific industries
(Barth at el., 2017).
Main Conclusions
In a paragraph or two,
summarize the main results
and conclusions that the
authors reached.
In conclusion, it has been addressed that there are
different complexity and maturity in a business model
and its innovation. This has been generally addressed
with the theoretical concept of the models in
sustainability.
There are different studies and insights that are revealed
in the paper which highlights the challenges and the
possibility of the firms that are associated with the agri-
food sectors. These are increasingly becoming complex
in nature. Therefore, there is a need for proper
sustainability and innovation.

Key actors
Identify the key actors that are
the focus of the article. When
identifying, describe the role of
the actors. For example, are the
authors critiquing this actor or
aiming to represent their
experience? Actors can include
organizations and institutions
as well as study participants.
The key actors are Business model innovation, agri-food,
and systemic review of literature, farmers, sustainability
and entrepreneurship.
Business model innovation: There are different
innovation required to have an innovation in the style of
business that takes the place of agri-food.
Agri-Food: This is the agricultural inputs that are
produced by specific agricultural procedures.
A systemic review of literature: This includes theories
and models of business innovation that relates to the
agri-food industries (Barth et al., , 2017).
Farmers: The farmers who are involved in the farming
of the age food (Reisch et al. 2016).
Sustainability: This is the basic process of maintaining
a change in the environment that is balanced with
different kinds of exploitation of resources.
Entrepreneurship: This is the designing and the
launching of a new business process (Reisch et al. 2016).
Are there any biases or
limitations?
Identify any biases or
limitations in the reading. This
includes biases of the authors'
perspective, the authors'
background, the reading’s
funding sources or the data
used. Are any biases or
limitations clearly stated in the
reading?
There are different limitations that have been revealed in
the journal related to BMs. These are dealt with the
different business innovation processes that are being
engaged with the agri-food system (Barth et al., 2017).
The biases are clearly stated in the research journal.

Reflection
Key Quotation
Provide a direct quotation
from the source that relates
to the topic. The quotations
should not be more than 3
sentences. Provide the page
number from which the
quotation was taken.
"If business model innovation intends to include
sustainability aspects, it is necessary to look beyond
the entity of the firm. Sustainability has to do with
both social and environmental factors as well as
economic factors—financial performance and
therefore several stakeholders such as customers,
suppliers, shareholders, etc. are involved in the
development (Barth at el., 2017)."
Why was the quote
interesting to you?
In a two to three
paragraphs, describe why
you found the quotation
above interesting and how
it relates to food system
sustainability and the topic
as presented in class. Use
specific examples from
class here.
The quotation above relates to the different kinds of
innovation and trends that will include a proper amount
of sustainability aspects of the firms that are associated
with agri-food production.
There are different environmental factors that have been
detailed with the sustainability of the agri-food which is
like shareholders, customers, suppliers, that are
developed in the business process.

Has your perspective
about the topic changed
as a result of this reading?
In two or three paragraphs
describe how this reading
changed the ways you view
or understand the topic. If
your perspective has not
changed, why do you think
that is? Will your personal
experiences with food
change as a result of this
reading? Why or why not?
My perspectives have changed a lot after reading this
journal. This is because I am less aware of the
sustainability practices of the agri-food department.
The journal has been solely based on the literature search
that includes different innovation that is required to
make sustainable development in the business process.
It can be said that this journal has provided a detailed
study of the different literature based on the
sustainability process that is based on the development
of the overall business process. It has also dealt with
different globalization process of such business chains.
There will e definite change with food in my personal
experience.
References
If you refer to any
additional sources
(scholarly or not) in
presenting your article,
please list them here using
APA format.
Reisch, L. A., Cohen, M. J., Thøgersen, J. B., & Tukker,
A. (2016). Frontiers in sustainable consumption
research. GAIA-Ecological Perspectives for
Science and Society, 25(4), 234-240.