Impact of organisational capabilities on the implementation of circularity‐oriented activities
基于139家制造企业调查数据，研究哪些组织能力影响从产品设计到废物管理的循环导向活动实施，发现外部适应能力促进产品设计，内部资源技能促进清洁生产和废物管理。
Abstract A transition to a circular economy should be seen as a fundamental systemic change involving a rethinking and development of organisational capabilities. Most studies have focused on the normative aspects of what circular capabilities and circularity‐oriented activities should be. There is a lack of research empirically demonstrating what dynamic capabilities influence circularity‐oriented activities, which range from product design to waste management. By using survey data of 139 incumbent manufacturing companies, this paper investigates organisational capabilities that influence the implementation of circularity‐oriented activities. The functional relationship analysis is performed by combining a variance‐based structural equation model with ordered logistic regression. Zooming‐in and zooming‐out perspectives highlight the dynamic nature of circular capabilities. Our empirical results show that zooming‐out capabilities (adaptability to the network, adaptability to regulation, consumer acceptance) positively influence product design, while zooming‐in capabilities (financial capabilities and organisational resources and skills) positively affect circularity‐oriented activities, such as cleaner production and waste management.