| Title | On the Front Line of the Circular Economy: The Entrepreneurial, Identity and Institutional Work of a Female Entrepreneur towards the Circular Transition |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 28071 |
| Authors | Bozkurt, Ö; Xheneti, M; Vicky |
| Title | On the Front Line of the Circular Economy: The Entrepreneurial, Identity and Institutional Work of a Female Entrepreneur towards the Circular Transition |
| Year | 2022 |
| Published | Work Employment And Society, 36.0, 1 |
| Abstract | This article traces the experiences of Vicky, a female entrepreneur who runs a circular business that produces swim and activewear from regenerated fishing nets. The idea of a circular economy, which moves away from the linear economic model based on a make-use-dispose logic towards the elimination of waste and a sustainable use of the world's resources, has rapidly gained popularity. Vicky's story highlights the often overlooked but critical role of small businesses and their owners in this systemic change. Vicky performs three intertwined but distinct forms of work - entrepreneurial work on the business, identity work on the self and institutional work on the wider world - that all contribute to the circular transition. At the same time, Vicky exemplifies an alternative approach to entrepreneurship through a relational interpretation of circularity. Her case draws attention to how the labour of actors in the grassroots propels large-scale transitions. |
| https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/09500170211043005 |
Similar Articles
| ID | Score | Article |
|---|---|---|
10531
|
Henry, M; Hoogenstrijd, T; Kirchherr, J Motivations and identities of "grassroots" circular entrepreneurs: An initial exploration(2023)Business Strategy And The Environment, 32, 3 | |
| 432
|
Berghuis, E; Loorbach, D; van Vulpen, A; Verkuijl, M; van Orden, C; Greer, R Coming together for transition? Entrepreneurial ecosystems for a circular economy(2023)International Review Of Applied Economics, 37, 3 | |
| 5794
|
Cullen, UA; De Angelis, R Circular entrepreneurship: A business model perspective(2021) | |
| 2764
|
Suchek, N; Ferreira, JJ; Fernandes, PO A review of entrepreneurship and circular economy research: State of the art and future directions(2022)Business Strategy And The Environment, 31, 5 | |
| 1618
|
Van Opstal, W; Borms, L Startups and circular economy strategies: Profile differences, barriers and enablers(2023) |