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Leading the Loop: Anchor‐Led Orchestration in Nascent Circular Ecosystems—A Qualitative Case Study

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition towards a circular economy necessitates coordinated, systemic change across value chains. Yet the role of anchor firms in initiating and orchestrating nascent circular ecosystems remains underexplored. Using an inductive, qualitative single‐case design, we analyse a German mid‐sized entrepreneurial firm, drawing on 21 interviews
Johann Felix Mader, Patrick Spieth
wiley   +1 more source

Applying the 5 Why method to verification of non-compliance causes established after application of the Ishikawa diagram in the process of improving the production of drive half-shafts

open access: yesProduction Engineering Archives, 2014
The automotive industry is one of the most important branches of the global industry. For this purpose, products are produced by an extensive network of suppliers.
Szymon T. Dziuba   +2 more
doaj  

Interactive Framework on Absorptive Capacity and Organizational Learning for Circular Economy Transition

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition to a circular economy (CE) requires organizations to move beyond linear production systems toward regenerative, resource‐efficient models. For small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), this transition is especially demanding due to constrained financial, technological, and human resources.
Hadi Zarea
wiley   +1 more source

Reverse logistics strategic antinomies: the case of the automotive sector [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Business Science and Applied Management, 2012
Legislation plays a major role in the automobile manufacturing sector. The European legislation has a prominent international role in this respect. We examine the impact of the European Parliament, Council (2000) Directive 2000/53/EC on the EU automobile
Blanas, G.   +2 more
doaj  

U.S. Motor Vehicle Industry Restructuring and Dealership Terminations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
[Exerpt] As Chrysler and General Motors (GM) moved toward and into bankruptcy, they sought and received permission from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to terminate about 2,000 contracts with auto dealers.
Canis, Bill, Platzer, Michaela D
core   +1 more source

What Constitutes an Attractive Product‐as‐a‐Service Offer? Examining Consumer Preferences for (Circular) Business Patterns

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Little is known about consumer preferences for combinations of circular business model patterns, despite their potential to benefit the design of product services. This study examines consumer preferences for product‐as‐a‐service offers, combined with circular product attributes, across Sweden and the Netherlands.
Steven Sarasini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Fast, the Steady and the Tenacious: Funding Pathways for Circular Start‐Ups

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular start‐ups (CSUs) are critical for unlocking the circular economy, yet they face persistent barriers in accessing finance. Despite growing interest from policymakers and financing institutions, little empirical evidence explains how these ventures pursue and secure funding.
Pilar Mejía‐Vélez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integration of Poland into EU global industrial networks: the evidence and the main challenges [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
In this paper, we attempt to identify the achievements of one decade of transformation of the Polish economy in effecting the integration of its manufacturing sector with those of the broader European and global economy, using the automotive industry as ...
Dunin-Wasowicz, S.   +2 more
core  

From Eco‐Policy to Green Practice: Government Eco‐Initiatives, Managerial Attention and Frugal Green Innovation in Saudi Arabia

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Considering the need for environmental sustainability and fulfillment of the needs of customers at the bottom of the pyramid, this study integrates the attention‐based view of organizations and situational leadership theory to examine the impact of government eco‐initiatives on frugal green innovation through managerial attention toward the ...
Qaisar Iqbal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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