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The leadership moment in circular start-ups
The purpose of this study was to explore leadership in circular start-ups. Circular start-ups are playing a key role in involving businesses in tackling the issues of environmental crisis.......
Read moreSustainable future through co-operation: CICAT2025 participated in the European Days for Sustainable Circular Economy
One of the events during the Finnish EU Presidency, the European Days for Sustainable Circular Economy conference, took place in Helsinki on 30 September – 1 October 2019. The purpose of the......
Read moreFinancial Drivers and Inhibitors of Circular Economy Business
Despite the finance industry’s growing interest towards and crucial role in pursuing sustainable development, scholars’ interest in the connection of finance and sustainability, the Circular......
Read moreA Minister for Circular Economy to accelerate circular economy transitions
CICAT2025 first policy brief, published in December 2019, argues that promoting a sustainable circular economy requires cross-silo collaboration. We contend that cross-silo collaboration between......
Read moreFinnish circular economy competence in the international network
Finland has strong competence in circular economy. Currently five Finnish universities have been accepted as members of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation network, that promotes circular economy. The......
Read moreTransition to sustainable CE requires a brave attitude and willingness to learn together
Circular Economy Panel, March 12, Responsible Business Research Seminar 2020The 8th Annual Responsible Business Research Seminar (RBRS) was organised in Tampere in March 2020 just before the......
Read moreUEF business scholars recognised with Academy of Management Best Action Research Paper
Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland Business School have been recognised with the Academy of Management Best Action Research Paper for their article Project-as-Practice: Change in a City......
Read moreStrategic decisions related to circular business model in a forerunner company - challenges due to path dependency and lock-in dependency and lock-in
Circular economy (CE) entails a radical change in companies because new ways of thinking and doing business are required for value creation opportunities. There is a lack of empirical studies on how......
Read moreInter-organizational collaboration in circular economy ecosystems
In my pro graduation thesis I have researched inter-organizational collaboration in circular economy ecosystems. Especially I studied the enablers and consequences of inter-organizational......
Read moreCustomer-Perceived Value and Its Components in Industrial Scale Circular Business Models – Comparison of Recycling and Reuse Settings Through a Multiple-Case Study
The study focused on revealing what kinds of customer value are generated by typical reuse- and recycle-based circular business models in B2B markets, and how well circular provider companies......
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