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Agreeing to Disagree: Linear-Circular and Public-Private Tensions in the Transformation to Circular Business Models

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Research points to public-private collaboration’s importance for supporting the transformation from linear to circular business models. As little is known of such collaboration, we conducted a 4-year in-depth case study to answer how transformation is affected by two types of tensions: between linear and circular elements and between public and private partners. We find that tensions shape the transformational process into a dialectical pattern, as partners’ institutional differences initially cause them to conflict over whether to focus on linear or circular elements but, over time, arrive at a synthesis. Our findings contribute to circular business model research by illustrating the usefulness of understanding transformational challenges as linear-circular tensions and by illuminating the dialectics of transformational processes.

Source: Organization & Environment

DOI: 10.1177/10860266241304310

Authors: Herman I. Stål, Siarhei Manzhynski, Maria Bengtsson

Institution: Umeå University

Language: English

Topic: Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Subfield: Strategy and Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,700

Funders: Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas, Familjen Kamprads Stiftelse