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Towards a Knowledge Management Standard for the Network of the SENAI Innovation Institutes

2023 , Orth, Ronald , Will, Markus , Pavim, Alberto Xavier , Gomes, Jefferson de Oliveira , Fernandes da Costa, Caroline Cabral

This paper describes how a KM framework for the Brazilian network of SENAI innovation institutes is being developed using a multi-stage, participatory approach. First, selected KM standards are presented. They form the basis for a workshop series aimed at gathering KM requirements from representatives of the SENAI institutes. In addition to a short online survey, the challenges and success factors of the KM introduction are the focus of attention on the basis of five phases of KM implementation and anchoring.

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Transition to a Circular Economy in Europe through New Business Models: Barriers, Drivers, and Policy Making

2023 , Försterling, Gabi , Orth, Ronald , Gellert, Benjamin

In recent years, because of global challenges resulting from increased resource shortages and the climate crisis, interest in and the commitment to transition to a more sustainable economic system, especially a circular economy, has increased among scientists, politicians, and practitioners in Europe. To create a system that maintains the value of products as long as possible and minimizes waste, new business models, so-called circular business models (CBMs), are required. So far, as a result of far-reaching barriers, no breakthrough regarding CBMs has been observed and there are a lack of comprehensive analyses on the barriers and drivers of CBMs. Using a systematic literature analysis, this gap was filled and 637 barriers and 394 drivers were extracted from 76 publications, which were categorized into eight areas and synthesized in a comprehensive framework. The results show that an undifferentiated analysis of CBMs could result in incorrect assumptions, as the barriers between them differ. Overall, however, the most significant effect on all CBMs is from external barriers at a macro level. In this paper, drivers, in the form of success factors and political measures, were assigned to concrete barriers, indicating that policy interventions are needed in Europe in order to overcome these barriers and accelerate systematic change. The article provides research, policy, and practice with a theoretically grounded basis for analyzing these barriers and overcoming them.

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