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A Business Framework for Product Take‐Back—A Structured Multiple‐Case Analysis
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The potential of take‐back systems remains largely unrealized as initiatives have proven difficult to implement in practice. The question is why we do not see more take‐back systems given the substantial environmental benefits. We try to understand the challenges and stumbling blocks in setting up take‐back from a business perspective.
Rasmus Jørgensen, Torben Pedersen
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Growth Strategy of Circular Startups
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Circular startups (CSUs) play a crucial role in the circular transition by developing circular business models (CBMs) that minimise resource use and narrow material and energy loops. However, empirical research on how CBMs shape growth strategies and how ecosystems enable or constrain scaling remains limited.
Gustavo Dalmarco +3 more
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LogisticsBackground: In a fast-changing sector, apparel distribution centers (DCs) are under increasing pressure to meet labor intensive operational requirements, short delivery windows, and variable demand in the rapidly changing apparel industry.
Luong Nguyen, Oscar Mayet, Salil Desai
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Although artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being touted to assist organizations, AI integration for sustainability efforts has been limited AND sporadic and tends to follow an ad hoc strategy. The existing literature therein focuses on the technological capabilities of AI, overlooking how organizations make sense of and ...
Amanda Balasooriya, Darshana Sedera
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International Journal of Technology, 2019 The aim of this paper is to establish how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capability has no effect on competitive advantage through the entrepreneurial orientation and organizational agility of Indonesian SMEs in the apparel retail ...
Achsanul Qosasi +5 more
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Translating Circularity Into Strategy: A Governance Meta‐Capability Framework
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Firms struggle to transition to circular economy (CE) models, often citing external barriers. Yet some firms succeed, whereas others fail: Why? We argue that success depends on a specific governance capability—a meta‐capability that allows firms to (1) sense and strategically reframe CE imperatives, (2) seize opportunities by aligning diverse ...
Felix Carl Schultz +1 more
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Current Trends and Future Research in Management Control for Sustainability in Retail
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The growing emphasis on sustainability in the retail sector, driven by regulatory frameworks, market trends and consumer demand, has placed management control at the forefront of facilitating sustainability practices. Despite increasing academic interest in this area, the literature is fragmented and provides limited sector‐specific insight ...
Miguel Gil, Mart Ots, Timur Uman
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Takeover Vulnerability and the Discipline of ESG Overinvestment
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While takeovers serve a disciplinary role by replacing inefficient managers, the threat of takeovers may compel firms to divert attention from Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) efforts as a strategic response to external pressure, especially when such firms are already overinvesting in ESG.
Abongeh Tunyi +2 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The global manufacturing sector has increasingly adopted circular economy (CE) practices to address sustainability challenges and improve operational efficiency. This study explores the impact of five CE practices—reduce, reuse, remanufacture, recycle, and recover—on key operational performance dimensions: quality, speed, dependability ...
Jose Arturo Garza‐Reyes +5 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Implementing digital technologies is touted as the next big step for the firms aiming to improve sustainability in their supply chains. These technologies are often credited with the potential to improve transparency and achieve sustainability.
Amna Farrukh, Aqeel Ahmed, Sadaat Yawar
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