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Barriers to Engagement in Circular Business Models Among Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises: Evidence From the Irish Construction, Manufacturing and Retail/Wholesale Sectors

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although circular business models (CBMs) are central to the circular economy (CE) transition, their adoption among small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) remains limited, and evidence on barrier variation across CBMs and sectors is scarce. This study examines barriers to engagement in five CBM activities, spanning secondary raw material use,
Gordon Sirr, Bernadette Power, Geraldine Ryan, John Eakins   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Improved Model Predictive Current Controller of Switched Reluctance Machines Using Time-Multiplexed Current Sensor. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel), 2017
Li B, Ling X, Huang Y, Gong L, Liu C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Circular Transformation in the Silk Sector: A Fuzzy Delphi–DEMATEL Analysis of Critical Factors

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The circular transformation in the silk industry is crucial for enhancing resource efficiency and minimizing waste. Despite growing interest in circularity within the textile sector, the silk industry remains underexplored. This study addresses this gap by systematically assessing the barriers and enablers influencing circular economy adoption
Rabia Hassan, Federica Acerbi, Paolo Rosa, Sergio Terzi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Green Supply Chain Partnership Governance Pay Off? An Investigation of the Impact on Corporate Financial Performance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether governance of green supply chain partnerships (GSCPs) using environmental criteria for supplier selection and termination is positively associated with corporate financial performance of focal firms. Drawing on the social capital theory, this study highlights the dichotomous nature of social capital in GSCPs ...
Qile He, Hossam Omara, Shumin Liu, Nicholas O'Regan, David Sarpong   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fast and accurate methodologies for the eddy current losses analysis in axially laminated rotor of synchronous reluctance machines under different loads

IET Electric Power Applications
The authors present two fast and accurate methodologies for the computation of eddy current losses in the axially laminated rotor of a synchronous reluctance machine.
Maksim A. Sitnikov, Floran Martin, Anouar Belahcen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Who Qualifies to Assure? The Professional and Managerial Capture of Sustainability Assurance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how the qualification of assurors in sustainability and environmental reporting assurance (SERA) is constructed and why it remains fiercely contested. Drawing on actor–network theory (ANT) and qualitative evidence from regulators, NGOs, assurors and reporting companies in India, we conceptualise ‘qualification’ as a ...
Flavia Rodricks, Muhammad Al Mahameed, Umair Riaz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward Digitalized Circular Economy Practices: Examining the Nexus Between Customer and Technical Requirements

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The adoption of circular economy (CE) practices has become indispensable for countries worldwide to minimize the adverse environmental impacts of waste. Digital platforms for CE practices have been anticipated to improve societal involvement. However, existing digital platforms for CE practices have failed to enhance such involvement.
Koppiahraj Karuppiah, Arun Pradeep, Naveen Virmani, Jose Arturo Garza‐Reyes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Smart Waste Management to Environmental Performance: The Mediating Roles of Blockchain Transparency and Corporate Image in the Textile Industry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Digital investment in smart waste management does not automatically translate into environmental performance (EP) gains, and this technology–performance gap is acute in the textile and apparel (T&A) industry, the world's second most polluting sector. Drawing on the resource‐based view, institutional theory, the technology acceptance model, the
Md. Golam Sarower Rayhan, Annoy Debnath, Md. Refat Hossain, Saniyat Islam   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fair Business Models for Climate‐Smart Agriculture: A Design Science Research Approach

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Organisations in agri‐food value chains face urgent demands to address climate change, environmental degradation and social inequities through climate‐smart agriculture (CSA). However, sustained CSA implementation remains constrained by business models (BMs) that fail to offer fair solutions to stakeholders. Existing business model innovation (
Christopher Jr. Galgo, Gohar Isakhanyan, Jos Bijman, Verena Otter, Katja Logatcheva, Michiel van Galen, Marilena Gemtou, Liselotte Puggaard, Magdalena Nertinger, Jon Bienzobas Adrián   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Switched reluctance machines with simple hoop windings

The construction of switched reluctance machines was presented by using simple hoop windings. When the current flows circumferentially around the hoop coils, it drives magnetic flux up one set of rotor teeth, across the air gap and radially up one set of
Mecrow BC, Weiner C, Amreiz HM
core   +4 more sources