Management of Environmental Quality: Volume 33 Issue 1

Guest editorialCircular economy and entrepreneurial ecosystems: a missing link?

João J. Ferreira, Marina Dabic

The circular economy meets artificial intelligence (AI): understanding the opportunities of AI for reverse logistics

Matthew Wilson, Jeannette Paschen, Leyland Pitt

Technology is an important force in the entrepreneurial ecosystem as it has the potential to impact entrepreneurial opportunities and processes. This paper explores the emerging…

The enablers in the relationship between entrepreneurial ecosystems and the circular economy: the case of circularity.com

Simone Pizzi, Rossella Leopizzi, Andrea Caputo

This study aims to investigate the evolutionary pathways adopted by a digital platform to favor the development of an entrepreneurial ecosystem inspired by circular economy…

Entrepreneurial ecosystems and local economy sustainability: institutional actors' views on neo-rural entrepreneurship in low-density Portuguese territories

Ubyrajara Dal Bello, Carla Susana Marques, Octávio Sacramento, Anderson Rei Galvão

The purpose of this paper is to study the role of neo-rural entrepreneurs in developing the entrepreneurial ecosystem and in the sustainability of the local economy, especially in…

Sustainable electronic waste management among households: a circular economy perspective from a developing economy

Daniel Ofori, Abigail Opoku Mensah

The study analyses the factors that promote pro-environmental intentions and sustainable electronic waste management among households in a developing country context.

We dreamed a dream that entrepreneurial ecosystems can promote sustainability

Mario Raposo, Cristina I. Fernandes, Pedro M. Veiga

Research into the relationship between entrepreneurial ecosystems and sustainability has deepened in terms of both quantity and quality even while still remaining a fragmented and…

Orchestrating entrepreneurial ecosystems in circular economy: the new paradigm of sustainable competitiveness

José Castro Oliveira, João M. Lopes, Luís Farinha, Sónia Silva, Mónica Luízio

The Paris agreement for climate changes brought new attention to the themes of reduce carbon emissions, green ecosystems, the circular economy and the need to ensure the emergence…