Recently, the word ecosystem has become increasingly used, including in the context of the circular economy (CE). We are talking about business ecosystems, textile ecosystems, battery ecosystems or......
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Circular economy (CE) has only just made it into cities and the everyday lives of people. Urban residents may mistake the term for waste management, for recycling or mending of certain products, but......
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......
Mapping and assessing technology catalysts that accelerate Circular Economy transition: multiple case study
28.7.2020 11:01This Master's thesis studied technology catalysts that accelerate the Circular Economy transition. The objective was to identify the readiness level of different types of technology catalysts for the......
The circular economy (CE) has identified a potential pathway toward more environmentally sustainable economic growth: it involves innovation and technology development as well business development, as......
When institutional logics meet: Alignment and misalignment in collaboration between academia and practitioners
28.7.2020 10:49The study examined how the different institutional logics of the cooperating actors affect the collaboration and the emergence of a common understanding, alignment and the achievement of the goal,......
Social Entrepreneurship as a Cluster Concept: Is a Cricket Farming Start-Up a social enterprise?
17.7.2020 11:23This research examines social entrepreneurship in accelerating circular economy. The case company, Entocube, farms and develops farming technology for cricket farming. We examine the company with a......
The objective of this study is to investigate how the process of strategic renewal towards environmental sustainability is co-evolving with its business ecosystem. To meet the research objective, a......
The study explores circular economy of textiles from an ecosystem point of view, focusing on the development of the Finnish ecosystem of textile circulation. The ecosystem mapping covered aspects such......
Strategic Renewal Process towards Environmental Sustainability – A Longitudinal Case
17.7.2020 10:55We investigated how strategic renewal processes are characterised and structured over time. The study was conducted at a technological forerunner Neste Oyj with an in-depth analysis of longitudinal......