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8. Guest editorialCircular economy and entrepreneurial ecosystems: a missing link?

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Ferreira, João J. and Dabic, Marina

Subjects
Circular economy, entrepreneurial ecosystems, holistic approach, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Abstract

Theoretical background Over the last 60 years, governments in advanced countries have adopted a range of environmental, industrial, and business policies (e.g. OECD, 2014 ; Warwick, 2013 ; Dabic et al., 2016 ; Svarc et al., 2020, 2021). In the last 20 years, we have witnessed an escalation in both the number of political initiatives and the degrees of funding committed to these activities in process of development (Block, 2008). In the circular economy (CE) action plan (COM, 2015, p. 614), a CE is defined as an economy in which “the value of products, materials and resources is maintained in the economy for as long as possible, and the generation of waste minimized”. The European resource efficiency platform’s manifesto and policy recommendations present a foundation for a resource-efficient Europe, providing potential avenues towards a resource-efficient CE (EC, 2012). The European Commission has carried out studies to identify new opportunities to approach CE in different ways. The 2016 report – “Circular economy in Europe ; Developing the knowledge base” – gathered and classified all of the information that we must better understand in order to facilitate an action plan for the transition to CE. CE supports an economic model that removes resource inputs and wastage through a holistic approach to the system (Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2016). Consequently, policymakers are now beginning to recognise the value of a more systems based way of supporting the CE from an entrepreneurial perspective. This embodies a change away from enterprise-specific involvements towards more holistic activities which focus on “developing networks, aligning priorities, building new institutional capabilities and fostering synergies between different stakeholders” (OECD, 2014, p. 5). This holistic approach enables the systemic consideration of the implications of the paradigm shift, which includes interactions between different domains of the human being (economic, social, and environmental), different geographic regions (spatial dimension), and different groups (temporal/dynamic dimension).

Published
2022

17. A cognition-driven framework for the evaluation of startups in the digital economy: Adding value with cognitive mapping and rule-based expert systems

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Universitat Politècnica de València. Departamento de Organización de Empresas - Departament d'Organització d'Empreses, Simões, J.C.M., Ferreira, F.A.F., Peris-Ortiz, Marta, Ferreira, João J., Universitat Politècnica de València. Departamento de Organización de Empresas - Departament d'Organització d'Empreses, Simões, J.C.M., Ferreira, F.A.F., Peris-Ortiz, Marta, and Ferreira, João J.

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[EN] Purpose Capital restrictions normally exist in the creation of a startup, requiring investors to analyze funding alternatives in a highly competitive climate. Although different types of incentives to support startups exist, these incentives are only available to those companies that fulfill the requirements of the funding program to which they have applied. Due to social and economic changes introduced by the digital economy, however, existing mechanisms for assessing the potential growth of startups are scarce, outdated or simply incomplete, distorting the results of such evaluations. Design/methodology/approach Evaluating business opportunities and how to exploit them are critical activities for an entrepreneur. This study sought to address this issue through the combined use of cognitive mapping and the Decision EXpert (DEX) technique. Assuming a constructivist stance, the study brought together a panel of experienced entrepreneurs and business investors to identify and articulate the criteria to be considered in the evaluation and classification of startups. Findings The evaluation system created in this study was tested, and the results were validated by the expert panel on a collective basis, demonstrating that the dual methodology used can increase our understanding of the decision problem at hand and lead to more informed and potentially better evaluations of the potential growth of startups. Originality/value The authors know of no prior work reporting the integrated use of cognitive mapping and DEX in this study context.

Published
2020

33. Entrepreneurship education

Author

Marques, Carla S., primary, Ferreira, João J., additional, Gomes, Daniela N., additional, and Gouveia Rodrigues, Ricardo, additional

Published
2012
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