Circular Economy in Italian Firms.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fedele, Maria.

Contributor:

Hysa, Xhimi.

Language:

Italian

Subjects (All):

Circular economy.

Business enterprises--Italy.

Business enterprises.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Torino : Giappichelli, 2024.

Summary:

This book explores the transition from a linear economy to a circular economic model, focusing on its applications in Italian firms. It highlights the unsustainability of the traditional linear economy, which relies on extensive resource extraction and waste generation, and contrasts it with the circular economy, which minimizes waste and maximizes the reuse, refurbishment, and recycling of materials. The book examines the origins, principles, and practical applications of the circular economy, emphasizing its economic, environmental, and social benefits. It also discusses tools such as Life Cycle Assessment and technologies like IoT and blockchain that facilitate the adoption of circular practices. Through research methods like semantic and inferential analyses, the book identifies challenges and opportunities for businesses implementing circular economy practices. It serves as an academic and professional resource for researchers, policymakers, and business leaders interested in sustainable economic models. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Occhiello

Indice

Introduction

1. The circular economy: an economic model that goes beyond the line

1.1 Linear economy: an economic model that is no longer sustainable

1.2 Circular Economy: origins, definitions, and applications

1.3 Circular Economy and Corporate Sustainability

1.4 Linking Circular Economy with SWOT Analysis

1.5 Circularity is a matter of mindset: the contribution of SystemsThinking in the Circular Economy

1.6 Observing circularity through the lens of the Viable Systems Approach

1.7 Circular Economy Business Model

2. Research methods and data gathering

2.1 Lexical analysis

2.2 Inferential analyses

2.3 Data gathering

3. Exploring the semantic structure of the responses of companies' representatives: emerging themes and topics

3.1 Question 1. What is the circular economy for you?

3.2 Question 2. How is the circular economic model applied in practice in your business? With what results?

3.3 Question 3. What, if any, critical issues have you encountered in applying the circular model within your company?

3.4 Question 4. Did you already have, or have you developed internally specific expertise in the environment, sustainability, and circular economy? Or was it necessary to seek them outside the company?

3.5 Question 5. What are your future plans related to the circular economic model?

3.6 Joint evaluation of respondents' answers and the discussion of the quantitative semantic analysis results

3.7 Exploring relationships between companies' mission statements, project goals, and the phases of product/service lifecycle in which circularity is applied

4. Circularity as a key factor of companies' success: exploring the relationship between circularity and heterogenous performance indicators

4.1 Initial data analyses.

4.2 Relating circularity and performance: evidence from regression analyses

4.3 Circularity as a critical factor for organizational performance: evidence from necessary condition analyses

5. Discussion

5.1 General discussion

5.2 Latent semantic analyses and the typology of managerial discourses and narratives on circular economy

5.3 Inferential analyses and hypotheses discussion

Final chapter

Conclusions

Managerial implications

Theoretical implications

Limitations and possible future research directions

References

Sitography.

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ISBN:

979-1-221-16041-3

OCLC:

1470852110