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Item type:Publication, Access status: with files , Involving key stakeholders in the circular economy: insights from a regional sustainability transition project in northern GermanyImplementing the circular economy in rural regions has been proposed as a solution for the sustainability transition required for sustainable development. Prior research has provided initial insights into stakeholder involvement in regional sustainability transitions, but further scientific evidence on the role of stakeholders during implementation is needed. The aim of this paper is to shed light on the development of regional sustainability using real-life examples. The focus of the analysis is on the involvement and roles of stakeholders as important actors in circular economy innovation processes in regions. The study uses a case study design to investigate two northern German regions. The results provide organisational drivers that can be orchestrated by local authorities. The paper contributes to both scientific literature and practice by adding specific findings for rural regions and for different stakeholder types in innovation processes, and it provides practical guidelines for the key actors involved in regional-level circular economy transitions.Publicationtype: Journal Article13 11 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Access status: without files , Bio-circular innovation development: related hurdles and its influence on the innovation processMost of the existing scientific literature on circular economy primarily emphasizes innovations within the technical nutrient cycle (technosphere), while paying relatively limited attention to solutions within the biological nutrient cycle (biosphere), despite their significant potential for substituting environmentally harmful products and tackling the pollution of ecosystems as aquatic systems. This study aims to identify the bio-circular innovation development-related hurdles and its influence on general innovation process. Utilizing a multiple case-study approach, it investigates effects at distinct innovation process stages, focusing on companies engaged in developing innovative solutions for the biological cycle.Publicationtype: Book Part13 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Access status: with files , Telemedicine adoption for managing chronic and rare diseases in Indonesia during and beyond the COVID-19 Era: qualitative study(Healthcare World, 2026-03-19); ; ; Background: Telemedicine has emerged as a valuable tool for improving health care delivery, especially in low-resource and geographically isolated regions. In Indonesia, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for digital health solutions to manage chronic diseases and improve access to specialists. Objective: This study aimed to examine the rapid adoption of telemedicine in Indonesia, focusing on its role in managing chronic and rare diseases and highlighting both its benefits and challenges to long-term viability during and post pandemic. Methods: A qualitative study was used, following the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research 32-item checklist and guided by established theories and frameworks. Recruitment followed a systematic multistage procedure suited to the context of Indonesia, an upper-middle-income country and Group of Twenty member characterized by wide regional and socioeconomic disparities. Data were collected through 15 semistructured interviews conducted between October and December 2024. The interviews were divided into 2 phases: first with physicians from various medical specialties and 6 out of 7 regions within Indonesia, and then with patients diagnosed with autoimmune diseases. All interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed inductively to identify recurrent themes and subthemes. Results: Before the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine adoption in Indonesia was limited, with many physicians recalling its nonexistence before 2015. The pandemic accelerated the adoption of virtual platforms, which became essential for patient consultation, follow-ups, and medication management. Though its use decreased after the pandemic, telemedicine remains valuable, particularly for chronic and rare disease management in remote areas with limited access to specialists. At least three overarching themes were identified: (1) acceleration and normalization of telemedicine (the pandemic catalyzed the integration of virtual consultations into routine care, transforming initial skepticism into broad acceptance); (2) accessibility and cost efficiency (telemedicine reduced financial and travel burdens, especially for patients in remote areas, with several reporting cost savings from hybrid consultation models); and (3) limitations of virtual care (physicians highlighted constraints related to the absence of physical examination). Conclusions: The findings reveal that telemedicine has become a valuable tool in Indonesia for managing chronic and rare diseases, particularly for follow-up care and medical specialist access across diverse geographical areas. While telemedicine has improved health care accessibility and demonstrated significant cost benefits by reducing transportation and consultation costs, challenges such as limited infrastructure and physician burnout remain. Long-term success will depend on the development of sustainable regulatory frameworks, continued investment in digital infrastructure, and a focus on optimizing cost-effectiveness in health care delivery.Publicationtype: Journal Article55 26 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Access status: with files , Developing a measurement for corporate environmental sustainability in relation to the UN Sustainable development goalsDespite extensive research on business contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and environmental sustainability, the conceptualization, operationalization and empirical evaluation of these constructs remain challenging. This study aims to develop a cross-SDG measurement instrument for corporate environmental sustainability evaluation which is conceptually based on the United Nations (UN) SDGs implementation at the organizational level with a focus on the environmental dimension. By adopting a stakeholder-oriented approach, the instrument is designed to assess employee perceptions of the environmental sustainability in the organization. The measurement instrument is validated on five independent samples consisting of 348 responses in total, with 199 responses from manufacturing and 149 from service organizations. By employing data reduction techniques and Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) as a two-step measurement evaluation process, the paper performs robust measurement validity testing. Combining exploratory and confirmatory procedures the study validates a perceived corporate environmental sustainability measurement as a rigorous, multidimensional instrument adapted for manufacturing and service organizations. Thus, it contributes to the scholarship by providing an instrument for management and sustainability scholars to assess UN SDG implementation in organizations from the environmental sustainability perspective. This study has important practical implications by providing organizations the measurement instrument to benchmark and strategically improve their environmental positioning based on the perceptions of their employees as internal stakeholders.Publicationtype: Journal Article15 10 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
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Item type:Publication, Access status: without files , Innovative responses to copycats: insights from China's restaurant industryThis study delves into a pressing issue in the restaurant industry: the challenge of catering copycats, which are unauthorized imitations of menu items and services that can lead to lost market share and hinder innovation. Focusing on Chinese restaurants, it employs multi-wave surveys and analyzes 929 responses to investigate the impact of copycat threats on innovation. The study reveals both linear and nonlinear effects of these threats, highlighting the role of customer and supplier co-creation as mediators. It underscores the importance of understanding how different types of restaurants vary in their innovative responses to imitation. The research enriches the behavior of the firm theory by demonstrating how restaurants can proactively drive innovation in the face of imitation. It extends the applicability of value co-creation theory, illustrating the role of interactions with suppliers and customers in shaping innovative strategies, thereby enhancing dynamic capabilities to adapt to market demands and changes.Publicationtype: Journal Article16 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Access status: with files , Digital technologies as enablers of the circular economy: an empirical perspective on the role of companies in driving customer behaviour change(Wiley, 2025-04-21); ; ; ; Kumar, MukeshThe circular economy concept has gained significant attention in the academic and industrial discourse. Yet, the widespread adoption of circular business models is still outstanding, with a lack of customer acceptance representing a critical barrier. Recently, there has been a growing interest in the potential of digital technologies to expedite the circular economy's broader implementation. This study investigates the role of digital technologies in enhancing customer acceptance of circular business models in consumer‐facing industries. To extract insights from practice, we conducted 41 semi‐structured interviews with experts from companies that have implemented circular economy principles, management consulting firms, and academia. As a result, we provide thematical structures of (1) 35 factors affecting customer acceptance of circular business models, (2) 36 practices that organizations can deploy to address these factors and enhance customer acceptance, and (3) 19 digital technologies to facilitate such practices. Our findings combine and extend insights from the distinct research streams of behavioral science and theory of digital technology management by adding a technology dimension to the behavior change wheel, highlighting the interplay between sources of behavior (factors), intervention functions (practices), and technological enablers (digital technologies). This extended framework will support researchers investigating the role of digital technologies and inform companies about the use of digital technologies in circular business model innovation as an enabler of customer acceptance.Publicationtype: Journal Article19 28 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Access status: with files , How social entrepreneurs search for knowledge to solve complex social problems – an empirically based model and typologyIn order to tackle today's grand challenges, we need to better understand how social entrepreneurs (SEs) search for knowledge to solve complex social problems. However, existing search models in social entrepreneurship lack an explicit focus on complexity. To address this gap, our explorative study adopts concepts from organizational search within open innovation as our theoretical lens to analyse 18 narrative interviews with SEs in Germany and Ethiopia. Our findings provide empirical accounts for a social entrepreneurial search model integrating different search mechanisms and search heuristics. We identify three distinct types of SEs who apply the different search types focused search, tentative search and hybrid search based on their different complexity perceptions in different search environments and two distinct normative theories that guide their search as cognitive heuristics. We contribute to both research on organizational search and social entrepreneurship and our findings have practical implications for politicians, social entrepreneurs and educators.Publicationtype: Journal Article17 23 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Access status: without files , Circular economy implementation: from selective measures to absolute environmental sustainabilityTightening environmental policies are forcing companies and society to transform and adopt more sustainable and circular economy (CE)-oriented practices. CE principles present an alternative approach to the dominant strategies of eco-efficiency or relative environmental sustainability, called eco-effectiveness or absolute environmental sustainability. The CE challenges the relative sustainability approach by introducing the goal of maximizing the benefit to ecological systems and increasing the positive environmental impacts (i.e., absolute environmental sustainability) rather than reducing the negative impacts and keeping the focus on eco-efficiency. Various CE definitions are commonly associated with a set of R principles, in scientific research frequently used to evaluate the CE implementation in firms. There is a growing evidence that only a selection of these principles as R strategies are implemented in firms, risking of minimizing the impacts rather than aiming for maximizing the benefits. The paper builds on the dataset of 145 circular firms and shows the selective implementation of CE principles in most cases. The eco-effectiveness of the analyzed circular firms is revealed by introducing a comprehensive circularity framework that weights-in the flow of resources, loop closure and additional generated benefits. The results reveal that current CE-related frameworks do not address the firms acting as CE enablers, i.e. providing services and products to the CE implementers.Publicationtype: Book Part22