Entrepreneurship and Circular Business Models
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2021) | Viewed by 3445
Special Issue Editors
Interests: technology entrepreneurship; circularity; entrepreneurial networks
Interests: dynamics business models; technology entrepreneurship; startup ecosystems
Interests: sustainable entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial ecosystems
Interests: entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial learning
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In this Special Issue, the focus is on circular business model opportunities as a result of new technology developments. These circular business models can be created within existing firms or launched within startup firms. Circular business models are considered to deliver benefits in profitability and efficiency, as well as improving climate impact. The transition toward a circular business model, however, comes with many uncertainties, with regard to, for instance, what the most appropriate business model is, what the strategic position of value chain partners is, and what the skills, knowledge, and tools we need to develop are to successfully make the transition toward a circular business model and implement it successfully. Therefore, in this Special Issue, specific attention goes to the new technologies that enable circular business models, the barriers and drivers for circular business models, and the entrepreneurial attitude that founders and business managers share when dealing with uncertainties.
Research papers should address the multifaceted topics around entrepreneurship, technology, and sustainability, such as (1) entrepreneurial attitude, (2) sustainability, (3) value chain competitiveness, and (4) webs of innovation (living labs), among others. The contribution of the papers should help practitioners to make a transition toward circularity or when launching circular business models in start-ups. Papers should build on theories to explain the conceptualization, for instance, entrepreneurship, circularity, value chains, and stakeholders.
Papers selected for this Special Issue will be subject to a rigorous peer review procedure with the aim of a rapid and wide dissemination of research results, developments, and applications.
Dr. Victor Scholten
Dr. Hanieh Khodaei
Dr. Fatima Delgado
Dr. Yvette Baggen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- circular business models
- sustainability
- technology
- entrepreneurship
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