Identifying the barriers of circular business models: with meta-synthesis approach

Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD student of Entrepreneurship, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Social Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Social Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship at Razi University

4 Razi universityAssistant Professor, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship at Razi University

10.48301/kssa.2023.400330.2582

Abstract

The present study was conducted by combining previous research with the aim of providing a comprehensive picture of the components of the barriers of circular business model with a meta-synthesis approach. The research methodology is a meta- synthesis approach. Accordingly, after searching the databases, in the time range of 1390 to 1401 for internal researches and 2010 to 2023 for foreign researches, 156 related studies were evaluated and finally, after multiple screenings, 77 articles were selected. Using seven-step model of Sandelowski and Barroso, the findings of 77 previous studies related to the objectives of the study were reviewed, aggregated, combined and interpreted, and with the help of coding method, 71 codes, 9 concepts and 3 components were identified and validated through Kappa Cohen coefficient. Then, based on the findings of the research, the concepts of the barriers of circular business models based on the Delphi method and according to the business environment of the country, in order of importance and priority, are macro policymaking, value chain, technological, economical, social, consumer, knowledge, product and organizational. In addition, the model of the barriers of circular business model with a meta-synthesis approach was presented and drawn. Finally, in line with the research results, practical suggestions that can provide valuable insights to managers and policymakers seeking to improve circular entrepreneurship and increase the entrepreneurial behavior of the society and at the operational levels by the actors who accompany circular entrepreneurship are presented.

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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 14 July 2023
  • Receive Date: 03 June 2023
  • Revise Date: 14 May 2024
  • Accept Date: 08 July 2023