Circular economy business models, value creation and humane entrepreneurship: A micro-sized and social enterprise perspective

De Angelis, Roberta ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8324-454X and Vesci, Massimiliano 2024. Circular economy business models, value creation and humane entrepreneurship: A micro-sized and social enterprise perspective. Circular Economy and Sustainability 10.1007/s43615-024-00419-w

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Abstract

The circular economy is currently championed across different quarters as a potential solution to contemporary and multiple sustainability challenges. Academically, the concept has witnessed a substantial increase in scholars’ interest. Yet the locus of current literature is mainly conceptual, and there is a dearth of contributions from business and management studies. Drawing on the circular business models and the nascent humane entrepreneurship literature, and an exemplary, micro-sized social enterprise, we find that circular business models generate multiple forms of social value beyond the creation of job opportunities only, and that they are characterised by a humane entrepreneurship orientation. As a result, we contribute to the limited literature on circular economy implementation and to the emerging literature at the intersection between entrepreneurship and the circular economy.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Publisher:	Springer
ISSN:	2730-597X
Funders:	British Academy of Management (BAM) and Società Italiana Management (SIMA) Collaborative Research Award
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	19 August 2024
Date of Acceptance:	2 August 2024
Last Modified:	30 Sep 2024 17:19
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/171480

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