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Experimenting with a circular business model: Lessons from eight cases

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Bocken, N.M.P., Schuit, C.S.C., Kraaijenhagen, C.·2018·Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
DOI 10.1016/j.eist.2018.02.001
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Authors
Bocken, N. M. P., Schuit, C. S. C., & Kraaijenhagen, C.
Affiliations
Lund University (SE)
Corresponding author
Bocken, N.M.P.
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Venue
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-09
Volume
28
Pages
79-95
ISSN
2210-4224 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.eist.2018.02.001
OpenAlex
W2790404051
Cited by
510
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Language
en
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www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
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  • Lund University Publications (Lund University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Environmental Sustainability in Business
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › Sustainability and Innovation in Business
Keywords
circular business models, circular economy, business model innovation, stakeholder collaboration, collective learning, sustainability transitions, iterative experimentation

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