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Title A Meta-Model of Inter-Organisational Cooperation for the Transition to a Circular Economy
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Authors Ruggieri, A; Braccini, AM; Poponi, S; Mosconi, EM
Title A Meta-Model of Inter-Organisational Cooperation for the Transition to a Circular Economy
Year 2016
Published Sustainability, 8, 11
DOI 10.3390/su8111153
Abstract The transition to a circular economy bodes well for a future of environmentally sustainable growth and economic development. The implications and advantages of a shift to a circular economy have been extensively demonstrated by the literature on the subject. What has not been sufficiently investigated is how this paradigm can be enabled through the inter-organisational cooperation among different business enterprises. In order to illustrate this point, in this paper we aim to contribute to the circular economy debate by describing and discussing such a meta-model of inter-organisational cooperation. The present study is therefore based on the analysis of three cases from an equal number of industries, from which we identified factors of potential impact for the stimulation of cooperation in a circular economy perspective. Last, but not least, we discuss the relations between the case studies and try to formulate all possible implications for both managers and research.
Author Keywords circular economy; inter-organisational cooperation; sustainability; meta-model
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:000389316200073
WoS Category Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies
Research Area Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
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