Who is in charge? A review and a research agenda on the ‘human side’ of the circular economy

Jabbour, Charbel José Chiappetta; Sarkis, Joseph; Jabbour, Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa; Renwick, Douglas; Singh, Sanjay Kumar; Grebinevych, Oksana; Kruglianskas, Isak; Filho, Moacir Godinho

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.038

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“…Regarding non-empirical studies, they contribute to 22% of papers reviewed. From these studies, 13 articles use socio-economic theories, as follows: the social and solidarity economy [56,71,72], socio-technical transition theory [73], stakeholder theory [74], governance theory [60,75], historical analysis [50,76], grounded theory [77], social embeddedness and social capital [35], sustainable oriented theory of the firm [78], and Gidden's structuration theory [79]. Table 2 maps the use of some theories in the field to provide future researchers with an orientation and, thus, contributes to the advancement of the field.…”

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Addressing the Social Aspects of a Circular Economy: A Systematic Literature Review

2020

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Circular Economy (CE) is a growing topic among scholars, industries, and governments, and is aimed at decoupling economic growth and development from the consumption of finite resources. CE incorporates different meanings, from reduce, reuse, and recycle activities, to environmental degradation or resource scarcity, and is supported by specific indicators to attain sustainable development. However, so far, there has been no agreement to measure how effective an industry/product is in making the transition from linear to circular approaches, particularly those that affect society. This research work aims to perform a systematic literature review (n = 60) to analyze and discuss how social aspects have been considered and integrated in CE research so far. Moreover, this review provides an overview of the literature on social impact within the CE, which results in three main outputs: a knowledge map of the CE, an analysis of social aspects within CE, and the theories/frameworks used to evaluate social impact of CE. Finally, this study brings to light how CE implementation can affect society and highlights the importance of social dimension in the domains of CE and a policy-making community, which could help move CE towards a sustainable development.

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Addressing the Social Aspects of a Circular Economy: A Systematic Literature Review

2020

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“…Regarding to non-empirical studies they contribute to 22% of papers reviewed. From these studies (13 articles) use socio-economic theories as following: the social and solidarity economy [58,73,74], socio-technical transition theory [75], stakeholder theory [76], governance theory [61,77], historical analysis [50,78], grounded theory [79], social embeddedness and social capital [80], sustainable oriented theory of the firm [81] and Gideen's structuration theory [82].…”

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Addressing the Social Aspects of Circular Economy: A Systematic Literature Review

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2020

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Circular Economy (CE) is a growing topic among scholars, industry and government aiming at decoupling economic growth and development from the consumption of finite resources. CE incorporates different meanings, from reduce, reuse and recycle activities to environmental degradation or resource scarcity, and supported by specific indicators to attain sustainable development. However, so far, there has been no agreement to measure how effective an industry/product is in making the transition from linear to circular approaches, particularly those affected the society. This research work aims to perform a systematic literature review (n=60) to analyze and discuss how social aspects have been considered and integrated in the CE research so far. Moreover, this review provides and overview of the literature on social impact within CE, that resulted in three main outputs: a knowledge map of the CE, an analysis of social aspects within CE, and the theories/frameworks used to evaluate social impact of CE. Finally, this study brings to light how CE implementation can affect society and highlights the importance of social dimension in the domains of CE and policy-making community, which could help moving CE towards a sustainable development.

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“…KM can enable sustainable performance. This can be achieved, for instance, by an interchange of knowledge between organizations to foster social change [6], or by developing Circular Economy business models [7]. Moreover, KM encourages open innovation and consequently supports the development of environmental innovations [8].…”

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Sustainable Orientation of Management Capability and Innovative Performance: The Mediating Effect of Knowledge Management

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The literature suggests that innovation allows organizations to reach a desirable level of sustainability. There is evidence to support the role of knowledge management (KM) as well as management capability (MC) in producing a sustainable approach at organizations. Furthermore, organizations commonly achieve sustainable practices through corporate social responsibility (CSR). In particular, the health sector is increasingly implementing CSR strategies, although with a narrow understanding of the factors to success. Hence, trends lead to asymmetric growth between organizations. This study aims to examine the mediating role of KM in the relationship between MC and innovative performance (IP) in 331 Health Provider Institutions (HPIs). The research reflective model was assessed through Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). According to the results, MC has a positive effect on IP, MC has a positive effect on KM, and KM has a positive effect on IP. Likewise, KM significantly mediates the relationship between MC and IP. Our findings support the importance of KM in addressing MCs in HPIs as it enables innovative practices to address CSR goals to achieve a sustainable impact. Moreover, this study contributes by expanding KM to contexts that are not usually studied, such as health in a South American country.

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Who is in charge? A review and a research agenda on the ‘human side’ of the circular economy

Cited by 270 publications

References 114 publications

Addressing the Social Aspects of a Circular Economy: A Systematic Literature Review

Addressing the Social Aspects of a Circular Economy: A Systematic Literature Review

Addressing the Social Aspects of Circular Economy: A Systematic Literature Review

Sustainable Orientation of Management Capability and Innovative Performance: The Mediating Effect of Knowledge Management

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