| Title |
Dynamic capabilities and environmental accounting for the circular economy in businesses |
| ID_Doc |
3130 |
| Authors |
Scarpellini, S; Marín-Vinuesa, LM; Aranda-Usón, A; Portillo-Tarragona, P |
| Title |
Dynamic capabilities and environmental accounting for the circular economy in businesses |
| Year |
2020 |
| Published |
Sustainability Accounting Management And Policy Journal, 11, 7 |
| DOI |
10.1108/SAMPJ-04-2019-0150 |
| Abstract |
Purpose This paper aims to define and measure the environmental capabilities that are applied when the circular economy (CE) is introduced in businesses. Founded on the dynamic capabilities theoretical approach, the study analyzes different environmental competences that firms apply during this process. Environmental management systems, corporate social responsibility, reporting and accountability and other environmental accounting practices are studied in the same analytical framework used to study the environmental capabilities that influence the circular scope (CS) of firms. This study contributes to bridging the gap between academic research focused on environmental accounting and that investigating the introduction of the CE in businesses. Design/methodology/approach The results were obtained by using partial least squares structural equation modeling to analyze the relationship between environmental capabilities for the CE and the CS achieved by a sample of Spanish firms with more than 50 employees that expressed interest in the CE, eco-design, eco-innovation and other environmental issues. Findings Based on an analysis using the dynamic capabilities theoretical approach, the results suggest a positive relationship between the CS of firms, their environmental accounting practices and their level of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and accountability. Stakeholders' pressure - which has a mediating effect on the CS of firms - is also analyzed, adding new insights to recent studies of this topic at the micro-level. The authors also explore whether the CS of businesses, which is related to the degree of their development of capabilities, influences environmental and financial performance. Originality/value This study goes beyond previous research on the CE to extend the authors' knowledge about its adoption at the micro-level by taking a transversal approach, as its subject spans the fields of environmental accounting and the CE while addressing both in a framework of analysis. The analysis of the accounting concerns of the CE in businesses and the study of concerns related to endogenous environmental competences are quite original under the theoretical framework of dynamic capabilities, and this study is a first step in an incipient line of inquiry. |
| Author Keywords |
Stakeholders; Circular economy; Corporate finance; Environmental management accounting; Dynamic capabilities |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000512056100001 |
| WoS Category |
Business, Finance; Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Studies; Management |
| Research Area |
Business & Economics; Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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