Designing Value Chains for Industry 4.0 and a Circular Economy: A Review of the Literature

Awan, Usama; Sroufe, Robert; Bozan, Karoly

doi:10.3390/su14127084

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“…Marketing efforts are a success factor associated with a transition to sustainability-based business models , as is the impact of knowledge of environmental benefits on the efficiency of companies in their transition to sustainability (Awan, 2019). Awan, Sroufe & Bozan (2022), after conducting a deep review of CE literature, conclude that marketing and sales strategies improve CE performance. Since this topic has rarely been addressed by academics, there is an evident lack of empirical studies examining consumer behaviour and attitudes towards remanufactured, recycled, repaired and refurbished products.…”

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Intention to purchase sustainable craft products: a moderated mediation analysis of the adoption of sustainability in the craft sector

Prados‐Peña

Gálvez‐Sánchez

Utrilla

et al. 2022

Environ Dev Sustain

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In the modern world, the management of companies has evolved from a model characterized by the extraction, transformation, and generation of waste towards a more sustainable model. This transition affects even more traditional sectors, such as crafts. A key aspect of the transition towards more sustainable models is knowledge of the disposition of consumers with respect to these new artisan products. To date, few works have addressed this research problem, so this paper analyses consumer behaviour towards sustainable craft products empirically. To accomplish this goal, the effect of the image of sustainable craft products as perceived by consumers on their purchase intention is studied. Attitudes towards sustainable crafts, purchase intention, degree of consumer involvement and degree of knowledge concerning sustainability are considered as moderating variables. A questionnaire was distributed to a sample of handicraft consumers, and confirmatory factor analysis and an ordinary least squares regression model were used to study the data thus obtained. The results showed that the image of sustainable craft products as perceived by consumers influences their purchase intentions. In addition, this influence is increased when consumer attitudes towards and involvement with sustainable craft products increase. The results of this study can be useful for the sustainable crafts sector with respect to incorporating more sustainable products and designing marketing and communication strategies to help consumers learn about sustainability.

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Intention to purchase sustainable craft products: a moderated mediation analysis of the adoption of sustainability in the craft sector

Prados‐Peña

Gálvez‐Sánchez

Utrilla

et al. 2022

Environ Dev Sustain

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“…Studying and comprehending the organizational context is a standard part of any business procedure (Altieri, 2004). Similar to (Awan et al, 2022) report on Businesses must first and foremost comprehend the organization's context, or "identity," which can be studied and analyzed using the vision, mission, and corporate culture value chain; business strategy; business risks and opportunities; and the industry's direction and trend (Bocken et al, 2019). These principles will help the organization to understand its context.…”

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From conceptual model to conceptual framework: A sustainable business framework for community water supply businesses

Sukma

Leelasantitham

2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Businesses must do more than safeguard their financial interests to survive in today’s market. Sustainability, or long-term viability, requires consideration of society, the environment, and the global community. However, community-based businesses cannot use some of the current components of the sustainable business framework because they were created for large corporations. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches are used in this study. First, quantitative methods were used to develop a conceptual model for the organization’s current needs using the PPT, the TOE, and an Expectation Confirmation Theory (ECT). A simple random sampling method was used to gather the data, with a sample size of 14 villages. Using a five-point Likert scale, the researcher gathered data from 2,584 households and collected 627 valid responses. After that, descriptive statistics were used to describe the data (frequency distributions, percentages, averages, medians, and standard deviations), and PLS-SEM was used to investigate the interactions between variables and launch the conceptual model using partial least squares (PLS) path modeling. First and foremost, qualitative through Interactive Qualitative Analysis (IQA). There are two ways to create a congested SID and an uncluttered SID: the Affinity Relationship Table (ART), the mapping of the Inter-Relationship Diagram (IRD), and the system influence diagram. According to the study, sustainable community water supply businesses are the primary driver. The conceptual framework presented in this paper is consistent with the results of the combination of quantitative and qualitative methods and the current constraints placed on community water supply businesses to thrive.

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“…The numerous aims of community-oriented sustainability firms preclude the rigorous application of market logic, necessitating the inclusion of a heterogeneous skillset with varied origins in its personnel makeup (Awan et al, 2022). Another, if less well-known, viewpoint sees sustainability entrepreneurship as a notion of integration, in which economic, social, and ecological entrepreneurship all come together to produce sustainability entrepreneurship (Schlange, 2009;Heikkurinen et al, 2019).…”

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“…Community-based entrepreneurship, ecopreneurship, environmental entrepreneurship, hybrid organizing, pro-social venturing, social entrepreneurship, societal entrepreneurship, and sustainable-ethical entrepreneurship are all similar but distinct concepts that emphasize entrepreneurial activity as a potential solution to environmental degradation and social inequality in academic discourse (Shepherd and Patzelt, 2011;Muñoz and Cohen, 2018). Additionally, according to Awan et al (Awan et al, 2022), embracing Industry 4.0 and the circular economy is essential for internalizing knowledge flows among various value chain actors and achieving more sustainable growth. Therefore, in this research, the interest of students in starting their own businesses has increased as educators create their own internal ecosystems to support student driven entrepreneurship.…”

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Promoting sustainable entrepreneurship in training and education: The role of entrepreneurial culture

Zahrani

2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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The main purpose of this research was to investigate how universities may help Saudi Arabian students who are planning to become entrepreneurs promote sustainability development goals. The intersection of ecological development and entrepreneurship is referred to as “sustainable entrepreneurship.” Entrepreneurs want to provide practical educational solutions. Thus, this study seeks to fill this gap by developing a new model for measuring the relationships between entrepreneurial culture, sustainability training, and sustainability education in Saudi Arabia. A quantitative research “survey questionnaire” found in the human relations theory of sustainable entrepreneurship was used to collect data. This study looked at the impact of three dimensions connected to the role of entrepreneurship in higher education using AMOS and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The data (n = 252) was examined using AMOS and SEM. Therefore, this study specifies 37 items, three of which are the most important. 1) a sustainable entrepreneurial culture, 2) sustainability training, and 3) sustainability education. The findings imply that a sustained entrepreneurial culture has a good influence on training and education. Furthermore, sustainability training has a good influence on sustainability education. As a result, this research supports the extended human relations theory of the function of a sustainable entrepreneurial culture by indicating that the model anticipates university students increasing their entrepreneurial culture via training and education in higher education.

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Designing Value Chains for Industry 4.0 and a Circular Economy: A Review of the Literature

Cited by 89 publications

References 131 publications

Intention to purchase sustainable craft products: a moderated mediation analysis of the adoption of sustainability in the craft sector

Intention to purchase sustainable craft products: a moderated mediation analysis of the adoption of sustainability in the craft sector

From conceptual model to conceptual framework: A sustainable business framework for community water supply businesses

Promoting sustainable entrepreneurship in training and education: The role of entrepreneurial culture

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