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Circular Business Models in Manufacturing SMEs: Empirical Evidence from Northern Europe

While circular economic paradigms have been broadly examined in multinational conglomerates, manufacturing SMEs face distinct resource constraints, reverse logistics frictions, and capital hurdle rates. Based on 142 survey participants and 18 facility audits across Sweden, Denmark, and Finland.

1Centre for Innovation and Sustainable Research (CISR), Bangladesh2University of Dhaka, Bangladesh3Stockholm School of Economics / CISR Advisory Board
calendar_todayPublished: 2024-04-15
menu_bookBusiness Strategy and the Environment
Vol. 14, Issue 2, pp. 45–68

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While circular economic paradigms have been broadly examined in multinational conglomerates, manufacturing SMEs face distinct resource constraints, reverse logistics frictions, and capital hurdle rates. Based on 142 survey participants and 18 facility audits across Sweden, Denmark, and Finland.

Research Domain:Sustainability Transitions, Decarbonization & Quantitative Econometrics
JEL Classification:Q01, Q56, M14, O32, G32
Author Keywords
Circular EconomyManufacturing SMEsReverse LogisticsResource Efficiency
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