| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118821
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| 论文题名: | Circular economy in Italian SMEs: A multi-method study |
| 作者: | Mura M.; Longo M.; Zanni S.
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| 刊名: | Journal of Cleaner Production
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| ISSN: | 9596526
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| 出版年: | 2020
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| 卷: | 245 | | 语种: | 英语
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| 英文关键词: | Business sustainability
; Circular economy
; Focus groups
; Interviews
; SMEs
; Survey
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| Scopus关键词: | Climate change
; Climate models
; Population statistics
; Product design
; Supply chains
; Surveying
; Surveys
; Business sustainability
; Circular economy
; Focus groups
; Interviews
; SMEs
; Waste management
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| 英文摘要: | Climate change, population growth, and current rate of consumption at global scale have prompted academic and business communities to challenge the current models of production towards more circular approaches. This study aims at understanding what actions small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are taking to meet the challenges and opportunities of the circular economy (CE), analysing actions, barriers, enablers and the connection between CE, business strategy and performance. This research involved 254 Italian SMEs through a multi-method approach, including interviews, surveys, and focus groups. Twenty different CE practices related to waste management, packaging, supply chain and product/process design have been explored. The results show that several CE practices are simultaneously implemented by SMEs, thus supporting the notion that CE implies a systemic approach to company's value creation. In particular, waste management was widely applied (e.g. separated waste collection was carried out by 84% of the companies surveyed), while resource saving practices were implemented by only 14% of the sample. Higher costs are the main barrier to CE for early adopters (5.13 on a 7-point Likert-type scale). However, companies implementing CE practices perceive them as a business opportunity rather than a cost, thus showing that CE may represent a source of value creation for companies, particularly SMEs. © 2019 The Authors |
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| 资源类型: | 期刊论文
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| 标识符: | http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/159755
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| Appears in Collections: | 气候变化与战略
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作者单位: | Department of Management, University of Bologna, Via Capo di Lucca 34, Bologna, 40131, Italy
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Mura M.,Longo M.,Zanni S.. Circular economy in Italian SMEs: A multi-method study[J]. Journal of Cleaner Production,2020-01-01,245
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