Project‐Based Enactment of Circular Economy (CE) Business Models: A Systematic Literature Review of the CE–Project Research Nexus

IF 13.3 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2025-08-25 DOI:10.1002/bse.70143

Ambisisi Ambituuni, Oluyomi A. Osobajo, Xebiso Blessing Kamudyariwa, Douglas A. Adu

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Abstract

Projects are platforms for circular economy (CE) experimentation and innovation on the one hand, and CE can be integrated into projects to improve their sustainability performance on the other hand. This CE–project nexus is useful for scholars and practitioners to understand how projects can drive CE transition. However, research in the CE–project nexus is dispersed, and it is unclear how the CE–project research intersections are conceptualised in the literature. In this paper, we address this gap using a systematic literature review (SLR). We provide an analysis of the theoretical lenses useful in investigating the CE‐project nexus. We find four forms of CE–project nexuses, namely, CE in projects, CE by projects, CE for projects and CE through projects. We further present a framework for project‐based enactment of circular business models (CBMs) across micro, meso and macro CE levels and discuss the critical role of project professionals in overcoming CE implementation barriers. Theoretically, our work contributes to literature by presenting how scholars can theorise research in this domain to bridge the gap between the temporary, goal‐specific nature of projects and the systemic transformations required for CE.

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基于项目的循环经济商业模式的制定：循环经济-项目研究联系的系统文献综述

项目一方面是循环经济实验和创新的平台，另一方面可以将循环经济整合到项目中，以提高其可持续性绩效。这种CE与项目的联系有助于学者和实践者理解项目如何推动CE转型。然而，关于ce -项目关系的研究是分散的，并且尚不清楚文献中ce -项目研究交叉点是如何概念化的。在本文中，我们使用系统文献综述（SLR）来解决这一差距。我们提供了对研究CE -项目关系有用的理论透镜的分析。我们发现了四种形式的CE -项目关系，即项目中的CE、项目中的CE、项目中的CE、项目中的CE和通过项目的CE。我们进一步提出了一个跨微观、中观和宏观CE水平的基于项目的循环商业模式（CBMs）制定框架，并讨论了项目专业人员在克服CE实施障碍方面的关键作用。从理论上讲，我们的工作通过展示学者如何将这一领域的研究理论化，以弥合项目的临时性、目标特异性与CE所需的系统性转变之间的差距，从而为文献做出贡献。

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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.