| Title | Strategising for the circular economy through servitisation |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 28123 |
| Authors | Johnstone, L |
| Title | Strategising for the circular economy through servitisation |
| Year | 2024 |
| Published | Journal Of Services Marketing, 38.0, 10 |
| Abstract | PurposeFrom a firm-centric perspective, this study aims to elaborate on the types of servitisation strategies that can support a firm's circular ambitions by asking: What is the role of servitisation in narrowing, slowing and/or closing resource loops? And, how are resources and capabilities arranged to provide such strategic circular service offerings?Design/methodology/approachDrawing on the experiences of an international manufacturing company from a dynamic capabilities perspective, the study offers an analytical framework that goes inside the firm's operationalisation of its service offerings to support circularity in terms of the strategic decisions made. This framework is later used to frame the findings.FindingsThe study highlights the case-specific feedback loops and capabilities needed to support circular transitions. Various resource and innovation strategies for circularity are combined along customer interfaces and in partnership with upstream actors. Yet, open innovation strategies are conditioned by physical distance to provide circular services in remote areas.Research limitations/implicationsThe main contributions are empirical, analytical, conceptual and practical. The servitisation framework for circularity connects prior servitisation-circularity research and provides an analytical tool for framing future studies. The study also expands the definition of open innovation in that closed innovations for circularity can be achieved through "open" information exchange in knowledge networks, as well as provides advice for similar large manufacturing companies.Originality/valueThis study focuses on the strategic choices made by industrial firms for circular service provision and emphasises the environmental benefits from such choices, in addition to the economic and customer benefits covered in extant servitisation research. |
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