Research Handbook of Innovation for a Circular Economy: (Research Handbooks in Business and Management series)

The transition to a circular economy requires innovation at all levels of society. This insightful Research Handbook is the first comprehensive edited work examining how innovation can contribute to a more circular economy. Illustrating the critical part played by individuals, organisations and system-level actors in the development of circular innovations, this Research Handbook demonstrates that while many firms are working towards a circular economy, most of the innovations are incremental. Hence, the loop is far from closed, and much more radical work remains to be done by both academics and practitioners. The content and structure reflect a multi-level understanding of innovation for a circular economy, with conceptual chapters and strong empirical research with both quantitative and qualitative research designs. Highlighting the urgent need for a circular economy, authors call for more comprehensive and radical innovation efforts to achieve it. This Research Handbook will be an invaluable resource for academics and students of innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as those more broadly interested in the circular economy. Practitioners and policymakers will also find this useful for providing practical examples of how to understand innovation processes and frameworks that contribute to a circular economy.

Table of Contents:
Contents: Preface xi PART I INTRODUCTION TO INNOVATION FOR A CIRCULAR ECONOMY 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook of Innovation for a Circular Economy 2 Siri Jakobsen, Thomas Lauvås, Francesco Quatraro, Einar Rasmussen and Marianne Steinmo 2 Research propels the circular industrial economy from the material to the immaterial ‘world’ 12 Walter R. Stahel PART II FIRM-LEVEL ENABLERS FOR CIRCULAR ECONOMY INNOVATION 3 Sustainability innovations in the manufacturing industry: a comparison of circular and climate innovation initiatives 25 Fanny Hermundsdottir, Ann Elida Eide and Arild Aspelund 4 Value retention in the Norwegian and Swedish outdoor industry 36 Are Severin Ingulfsvann 5 Toward a sustainable paradigm: circular economy solutions in the fashion industry 47 Won-Yong Oh, Young Kyun Chang, Jung Hwan Park and Sanghee Han 6 From vision to commercialization of a circular economy innovation: a longitudinal study of overcoming challenges throughout the full innovation process 59 Jenni Kaipainen and Leena Aarikka-Stenroos 7 Organizing for a circular economy: internal activism and organizational boundaries in SMEs 72 Chia-Hao Ho, David Monciardini and Edvard Glücksman PART III COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION FOR THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY 8 Open innovation and the adoption of environmental process innovations: information source and proximity to partner types 85 Robert A. W. Kok, Ward Ooms and Paul E. M. Ligthart 9 A reverse logistics framework for circular supply chains 98 Stine Sonen Tveit, Ottar Bakås and Maria 10 Exploring shared value creation in circular food systems: the case of a Norwegian food bank 110 Heidi C. Dreyer, Luitzen De Boer, Marte Lønvik Bjørnsund and Anna Pauline Heggli 11 How waste becomes value: the new ecology of surplus heat exchange in Norwegian industry 122 Jens Petter Johansen and Jens Røyrvik 12 The circular water economy and the ‘seven C’s’ 133 Greg O’Shea, Seppo Luoto, Sanne Bor, Henri Hakala and Iben Bolund Nielsen 13 Drivers and barriers for industrial symbiosis: the case of Mo Industrial Park 144 Siri Jakobsen and Marianne Steinmo PART IV TYPES OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY INNOVATIONS 14 Simultaneous adoption of circular innovations: a challenge for rapid growth of the circular economy 160 Arild Aspelund, Martin Fredrik Olsen and Ottar Michelsen 15 Business model innovation for a circular economy: adapting to create value 174 Maria Figueroa-Armijos 16 Exploring the entrepreneurial landscape and systemic barriers of circular business models 183 Even Bjørnstad and Jorunn Grande 17 How innovations catalyse the circular economy: building a map of circular economy innovation types from a multiple-case study 195 Anil Engez, Valtteri Ranta and Leena Aarikka-Stenroos 18 Salmon farming firms moving towards resource circularity: a typology of resource loop innovations 210 Karin Wigger, Thomas Lauvås, Siri Jakobsen and Marianne Steinmo PART V TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITALIZATION FOR A CIRCULAR ECONOMY 19 Experimenting with new business model strategies for the circular economy 222 Nancy Bocken, Christiaan Kraaijenhagen, Jan Konietzko, Brian Baldassarre, Phil Brown and Cheyenne Schuit 20 How digital technologies boost value potential creation and value realization in CE: insights from a multiple case study across industries 236 Sami Rusthollkarhu, Valtteri Ranta and Leena Aarikka-Stenroos 21 The circular economy impacts of digital academic spin-offs 251 Phuc Hong Huynh and Einar Rasmussen 22 Towards measuring innovation for circular economy using patent data 265 Dolores Modic, Alan Johnson and Miha Vučkovič 23 The geography of circular economy technologies in Europe: evolutionary patterns and technological convergence 277 Fabrizio Fusillo, Francesco Quatraro and Cristina Santhià PART VI INFRASTRUCTURE ENABLING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY 24 Fund model innovations for circular economy investing 295 Puck Hegeman 25 The circular economy, openness, and dispersed access to research results 307 Haakon Thue Lie, Knut Jørgen Egelie, Christoph Grimpe and Roger Sørheim 26 Opportunity domains for new entrants in the circular economy: a keyword-in-context analysis of Norwegian R&D tax incentive projects 316 Roberto Rivas Hermann, Are Jensen and Peter Gianiodis 27 Circular public procurement: innovation tool for municipalities? 328 Elena Dybtsyna, Dolores Modic, Kristina Nikolajeva and Raymond Sørgård Hansen Index

About the Author :
Edited by Siri Jakobsen, Associate Professor of Innovation, Thomas Lauvås, Associate Professor of Innovation, Nord University Business School, Nord University, Norway, Francesco Quatraro, Professor, Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Torino, Italy, Einar Rasmussen, Professor, Marianne Steinmo, Associate Professor, Nord University Business School, Norway

Review :
‘In a world grappling with the challenges posed by wasteful consumption patterns and the environmental crises they engender, the concept of a circular economy has emerged as a beacon of hope. The Research Handbook of Innovation for a Circular Economy, edited by a team comprising Siri Jakobsen, Thomas Lauvas, Francesco Quatraro, Einar Rasmussen, and Marianne Steinmo, offers a comprehensive dive into this transformative paradigm, bringing together nuanced perspectives and in-depth analyses on the multifaceted realms of circular economy innovation.’ ‘The Research Handbook of Innovation for a Circular Economy provides an exhaustive view of the main topics regarding innovation and circular economy to prepare a systemic change, regarding the scale of the firm, and the need to collaborate in a larger ecosystem. In fact, this systemic change is already in progress, as shown by the multiple case studies developed throughout the Handbook. This Handbook is of great value for researchers to open new research leads. In fact, most contributions are built on empirical data and open the way for testing these hypotheses in other fieldwork. The Handbook is also relevant for practitioners and firms, to help them in their R&D process in order to design products, processes, and business models that are more circular.’