Green innovation in recycling – a preliminary analysis of reversed logistics in Norway

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The authors are listed at random as they contributed equally to the development of this article. We acknowledge Olga Masliak, Marius Glorvigen, Renas and Per Halvard Øveren for technical support, advice and assistance. We appreciate the valuable comments, questions and suggestions from the editor Leo-Paul Dana and the reviewers.

The Paradox in the Ecological Side of Corporate Entrepreneurship Sustainability: A Research Agenda and Policy Direction

“…Although recently, Alwakid et al [40] recommended that future researchers should test the relationship between green entrepreneurship and sustainable development using different proxies for social, environmental, and economic aspects. Further research should consider specific factors such as norms, culture, trust, and power that could influence both the sustainable innovation climate and economic outcomes [41]. In particular, for the subject-related variables, researchers propose certain variables; for example, demographic variables such as educational level, age, and gender [8], and organizational citizenship behavior on the environment [17].…”

“…Studies have linked business motivations such as cost reduction and operational efficiency to the procurement and adoption of greener, higher performing industry solutions [40]. Innovation is also essential to enable a sustainable recycling process [41].…”

“…Regarding this subject matter, green entrepreneurship, including green innovation and sustainable entrepreneurship, is a well-researched area in this field. More specifically, the themes identified include business environment turbulence [50]; green entrepreneurship [1,3,8,10,15,40,51]; green innovation [1,41]; green economy [31]; green business [13]; green product innovation [52]; sustainable entrepreneurship [1,23,24]; SEO ( [27]); the nexus between sustainable entrepreneurship and pollution [53]; and sustainable supply chain management [52]. Almost all of the above concepts are related to either entrepreneurial or environmental sustainability.…”

“…The outcomes of adopting SCEE at the enterprise level are associated with improved enterprise growth [9]; improved competitive advantage [1,24,26,56]; and the improved handling of toxic materials and a sustainable recycling process [1,41]. It also ensures a sustainable financial system [39]; clean manufacturing processes [15]; better business performance and economic returns ( [7,28,31,36,39,40,58]; adaptation to change [10]; and ecofriendly products [13].…”

The new business is circular? Analysis from the perspective of the circular economy and entrepreneurship

“…However, there is still a gap in the scientific literature that is associated with an understanding of how the premises of the CE can be internalized by sustainable entrepreneurship. Although there are studies that signal the approximation of the CE and sustainable entrepreneurship (Brendzel-Skowera, 2019;Flygansvaer et al, 2019), this approximation of concepts is necessary and demands further analysis and reflection on how it can be done, benefits it can generate for society and advances in favor of the circularity of resources it can provide. Considering the existence of this theoretical gap, this study contributes with a revision approach on business creation and entrepreneurship studies, with attention focused on the insertion and consolidation of CE as a principle and practice.…”