Seminar in presence and online streaming

Building BL26/B – Sala Consiglio (ground floor)
Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering
Via R. Lambruschini, 4/B

Ebru Susur
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Abstract:

The concepts ‘circular business models’ and ‘transitions towards a circular economy’ have become modern-day buzzwords. Yet, an understanding of the interplay between these two concepts remains unclear. The seminar proposes a conceptual framework that illustrates the dynamic innovation mechanisms enhancing circular business models emerging within transitions towards a circular economy. First, a theoretical framing is proposed by adopting insights from transitions studies. Second, a systematic literature review is employed. The review synthesizes the selected literature tracing the proposed framing within the previously published research. Finally, a conceptual framework is proposed. This framework suggests future lines of research to illustrate its plausibility. Moreover, it offers prescriptive help to managers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and other social actors enabling them to make informed decisions about and take innovative actions for circular business models in specific contexts.

Ebru Susur currently works as Assistant Professor in Innovation Studies. Dr Susur received her PhD. Degrees in Industrial Management from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, and in Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering from Politecnico di Milano. Her research interests are centred on transitions, experimentation, and business models for sustainability, circular economy, and digitalization. She explores and works with different theoretical and methodological perspectives in the pursuit of understanding and explaining complex phenomena.

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