Abstract
The notion of circular supply chain management (CSCM) is increasingly attracting the attention of academia, practitioners, and other stakeholders. It entails putting circular economy policies into place across the whole supply chain and supporting the ecosystem. In addition to this, the instability of the business environment due to objective factors such as pandemics and wars requires the business world to be proactively flexible to respond to changes. Therefore, the present paper aims to respond to the call for further research and evidence on the connection between industrial symbiosis practices (ISP) and CSCM. Specifically, it empirically examined the role of entrepreneurship in facilitating CSCM to achieve its sustainability goals. Furthermore, we analyze the mechanism by which circular economy entrepreneurship promotes ISP, thereby bolstering up CSCM. The industry's concentration is on small and medium agrifood firms, which are already active competitors in emerging economies. By accumulating and evaluating primary data from questionnaire-based surveys of 486 valid replies from supply chain managers who manage at either senior or middle levels in the firm, the results provide insight into the optimization mechanisms for CSCM. These promote regenerative value and no-waste processes from a unique perspective. In this regard, this study undertakes an empirical examination and proves how circular entrepreneurship and industrial symbiosis practices drive CSCM to score its sustainability goals.
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Value in use is a long-run measure that looks at the total value accrued from an investment or strategic decision at a policy or organizational level such as the pedestrianization of town centers, building a cycle lane, installing charging infrastructure, introducing solar or wind-power energy, and dealing with ecoefficient suppliers.
A good illustration of industrial symbiosis, the symbiotic networks of biowaste sustainable management (please refer to www.symbiosisproject.eu).
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Appendix–Questionnaire
We are carrying out empirical research on "The role of entrepreneurship in successfully achieving circular supply chain management." The objective of this study was to respond to the call for further research and evidence on the connection between industrial symbiosis practices (ISP) and Circular supply chain management (CSCM). Specifically, it empirically examined the role of entrepreneurship in facilitating CSCM to achieve its sustainability goals (SG). To this end, we would like to invite you to participate in this study by answering the following survey questions. Your participation and all information provided by you through this survey are strictly confidential. We appreciate your support.
If you have any concerns or questions, please kindly get in touch with Dr. Thanh Tiep Le, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance. E-mail: tieplt@uef.edu.vn. Mobile phone: + 84 906 946 968.
Part I. Respondents' Personal Information
Instruction: Please check the box (only one) that corresponds to your response.
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Part II. Survey Questions
Instruction: The following questions are based on a five-point Likert scale. Points from 1 to 5 show the level (ascending) of your agreement with each statement. Specifically, "1" represents "absolutely not"; "2" represents "not sure"; "3" represents "likely"; "4" represents "yes"; and "5" represents "absolutely yes." Therefore, for each of the following questions, please select a point (only one) that is as accurate as your response to each corresponding question.
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CEE1 | We keep in mind that our primary purpose is to discover and capitalize on new opportunities in the circular economy | |||||
CEE2 | We keep in mind that our key responsibility is to improve resource efficiency | |||||
CEE3 | We keep in mind that our primary responsibility is to enhance sustainable economic, social and environmental values | |||||
CEE4 | We keep in mind that our fundamental obligation is to sustainably improve the overall performance of the agrifood value chain | |||||
CEE5 | We keep in mind that our major mission is to help achieve worldwide and national sustainable development objectives | |||||
ISP1 | We proactively expand our symbiotic network across companies, industries to seek better resource efficiency | |||||
ISP2 | We promote sharing facilities in our symbiotic network to optimize resource use efficiency | |||||
ISP3 | We promote system integration to maximize resource value creation | |||||
ISP4 | We always improve the flow of the materials to ensure its value creation is as high as possible | |||||
ISP5 | We promote sharing a waste treatment system in our symbiotic network to optimize efficiency | |||||
ISP6 | We promote visualization of the flow of resources in our symbiotic network to optimize management efficiency | |||||
CSCM1 | We have a change management process to improve resource efficiency | |||||
CSCM2 | We've put procedures and structures in place to regulate the movement of primary resources across the supply chain | |||||
CSCM3 | We have systems and processes in place to manage a circular resource flow throughout the supply chain | |||||
CSCM4 | We have systems and processes in place to promote resource recycling in the value chain | |||||
CSCM5 | We have systems and processes in place to promote resource circularity in open networks across industries | |||||
CSCM6 | We have a management system in place to minimize system leakage to control waste and emissions | |||||
CSCM7 | We have established systems and procedures to connect all players and stakeholders throughout the ecosystem | |||||
CSCM8 | We have system and process in place for knowledge sharing about the circular economy field in the ecosystem | |||||
SG1 | Consumption of primary resources decreases over time | |||||
SG2 | The extent of conversion to using recycled materials increases over time | |||||
SG3 | The extent of waste decreases over time | |||||
SG4 | Greenhouse gas emissions reduce over time | |||||
SG5 | Provide stable employment for society and community over time | |||||
SG6 | Over time, more is done to advance social well-being | |||||
SG7 | Our operating costs decrease over time | |||||
SG8 | Financial performance increases over time | |||||
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Le, T.T., Behl, A. & Graham, G. The Role of Entrepreneurship in Successfully Achieving Circular Supply Chain Management. Glob J Flex Syst Manag 24, 537–561 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40171-023-00353-0
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