The challenges that remain: The role of innovation intermediary‐led training in implementing circular business models

IF 12.5 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2024-10-16 DOI:10.1002/bse.4010

Marie Luise Elisabeth Hartmann, Thomas B. Long

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Abstract

Circular business model innovation is critical in the transition to the circular economy, often requiring businesses to undergo significant internal changes. One intervention to better support businesses in this process is circularity training, often provided by an innovation intermediary. However, little is known of the impact on internal barriers and drivers for circular business model innovation after circularity training has been completed.This research tackles this question through a qualitative exploratory approach, using a multiple‐case study, collecting semi‐structured data from businesses after their completion of a circular training course. We find that even after the circular training, a range of barriers continue to influence circular business model innovation, including issues related to the availability of resources, company acceptance, and technology.The research concludes with recommendations for future training programs and the role of innovation intermediaries, based on the internal barriers and drivers that the companies encountered when working toward circularity implementation and circular business model innovation.

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仍然存在的挑战：创新中介主导的培训在实施循环型商业模式中的作用

循环型商业模式创新是向循环经济转型的关键，往往需要企业进行重大的内部变革。在这一过程中，更好地支持企业的一项干预措施是循环培训，通常由创新中介机构提供。本研究通过定性探索方法解决这一问题，采用多案例研究，收集企业在完成循环培训课程后的半结构化数据。我们发现，即使在循环培训结束后，一系列障碍仍在影响着循环商业模式的创新，包括与资源可用性、公司接受度和技术相关的问题。研究最后根据企业在努力实施循环性和循环商业模式创新时遇到的内部障碍和驱动因素，对未来的培训计划和创新中介机构的作用提出了建议。

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Business Strategy and The Environment Multiple-

CiteScore

22.50

自引率

19.40%

发文量

336

期刊介绍： Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE) is a leading academic journal focused on business strategies for improving the natural environment. It publishes peer-reviewed research on various topics such as systems and standards, environmental performance, disclosure, eco-innovation, corporate environmental management tools, organizations and management, supply chains, circular economy, governance, green finance, industry sectors, and responses to climate change and other contemporary environmental issues. The journal aims to provide original contributions that enhance the understanding of sustainability in business. Its target audience includes academics, practitioners, business managers, and consultants. However, BSE does not accept papers on corporate social responsibility (CSR), as this topic is covered by its sibling journal Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. The journal is indexed in several databases and collections such as ABI/INFORM Collection, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, BIOBASE, Emerald Management Reviews, GeoArchive, Environment Index, GEOBASE, INSPEC, Technology Collection, and Web of Science.