Companies' circular business models enabled by supply chain collaborations: An empirical-based framework, synthesis, and research agenda

Leena Aarikka-Stenroos; Davide Chiaroni; Jenni Kaipainen; Andrea Urbinati

doi:10.1016/j.indmarman.2022.06.015

Companies' circular business models enabled by supply chain collaborations: An empirical-based framework, synthesis, and research agenda

Leena Aarikka-Stenroos
, Davide Chiaroni
, Jenni Kaipainen
, Andrea Urbinati^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The circular economy (CE) has been lauded as a path enabling more environmentally sustainable economic growth for diverse industrial companies, requiring them to design and implement circular business models (CBMs). A CE widens a company's perspective to include supply chains when adopting and implementing a CBM; however, the intersection of CBMs and circular supply chain management (CSCM) research has been under-studied. Although considerable CBM research has been carried out, the role of supply chain collaboration in companies' CBMs has been neglected. To address this research gap, in the present study we integrate knowledge from CBM and CSCM literature and conduct a qualitative multiple case study of six Italian and Finnish companies in order to analyze how their supply chain collaborations enable implementation of CBMs. The results allow us to develop a new conceptual framework, a synthesis of how supply chain collaborations support companies' CBM design and implementation, and a research agenda comprising seven thematic management aspects at micro, meso, and macro-levels. The framework, synthesis, and agenda provide conceptual guidance and structure for researchers and pragmatic guidance for managers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	322-339
Number of pages	18
Journal	Industrial Marketing Management
Volume	105
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2022.06.015
Publication status	Published - Aug 2022
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

The work by Dr. Aarikka-Stenroos and Ms. Kaipainen was supported by Strategic Research Council and Academy of Finland via the project “Circular Economy Catalysts: From Innovation to Business Ecosystems ( CICAT2025 )” research funding (grant IDs 320194 and 346626) and the Academy of Finland’s “ Profi4 - Urban Platform for the Circular Economy (UPCE) ” research funding (grant ID 318940 ). Kaipainen’s work was further supported by a joint program ‘Tutkijat Maailmalle’ by KAUTE foundation, Foundation for Economic Education, and Walter Ahlström foundation. We also thank Erkki Paasikivi Foundation and Tampere Foundation for Economic Education for supporting Kaipainen’s work. We thank Antti Nokelainen for his support in the data collection of the article as well Dr. Valtteri Ranta and Sepehr Ebrahimian Amiri for their contributions to the first version of the manuscript. The work by Dr. Aarikka-Stenroos and Ms. Kaipainen was supported by Strategic Research Council and Academy of Finland via the project “Circular Economy Catalysts: From Innovation to Business Ecosystems (CICAT2025)” research funding (grant IDs 320194 and 346626) and the Academy of Finland's “Profi4 - Urban Platform for the Circular Economy (UPCE)” research funding (grant ID 318940). Kaipainen's work was further supported by a joint program ‘Tutkijat Maailmalle’ by KAUTE foundation, Foundation for Economic Education, and Walter Ahlström foundation. We also thank Erkki Paasikivi Foundation and Tampere Foundation for Economic Education for supporting Kaipainen's work. We thank Antti Nokelainen for his support in the data collection of the article as well Dr. Valtteri Ranta and Sepehr Ebrahimian Amiri for their contributions to the first version of the manuscript.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

Business model
Case-study
Circular business model
Circular economy
Circular supply chain
Supply chain

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

Marketing

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Companies' circular business models enabled by supply chain collaborations: An empirical-based framework, synthesis, and research agenda

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