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The Growth of Circular Entrepreneurship: An Integrative Model

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The last chapter aims at discussing a general model for circular entrepreneurship, as a context-specific phenomenon. The enabling conditions for the rise and growth of circular enterprises are considered, from internal factors, like resources and capabilities, to external conditions. External conditions refer to an enabling context and institutional factors that can support the growth of circular ventures. An integrative model for circular entrepreneurship is presented, which shows the entrepreneurial processes of exploration and exploitation of opportunities in the circular economy domain, in their co-evolution with their specific context. The model considers the different analytical levels: the individuals (entrepreneurs and leaders), the organization (circular enterprise), the inter-organizational ties (partnerships, networks and ecosystems) and the external context. The entrepreneurial processes generate different innovations, from technological to financial, corporate governance and business model innovations.

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Zucchella, A. (2019). The Growth of Circular Entrepreneurship: An Integrative Model. In: Circular Entrepreneurship. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18999-0_6

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