The path analysis of entrepreneurship impacts on circular economy in emerging markets: a mediating role of digital technology
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this article is to explore the impact of the firm's entrepreneurship for the transformation of circular economy (CE). The role of entrepreneurship is thought to be important for the process of four Rs in the CE, and the authors have tried to study the role and impact path of entrepreneurship in CE.
Design/methodology/approach
Empirical data from Chinese listed firms are collected, and a measure of digital technology is constructed by text mining method. Mediation analysis method is used to test the proposed hypothesis.
Findings
The results show that the innovation entrepreneurship has a significant positive impact upon the CE and digital technology is playing a mediating role in the impact path. However, the business entrepreneurship is negatively affecting the CE adoption. Also, the proportion of shares hold by the institution has a heterogenous influence for the innovation entrepreneurship.
Practical implications
This study guides policy makers about the role of entrepreneurship and the mediating effect of digital technology and to encourage the adoption of CE for firms.
Originality/value
This study reveals the mediation effect of digital technology in the impact of entrepreneurship on CE in the emerging market. The heterogeneity of the proportion of shares hold by the institutions is also analyzed in the empirical study.
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Acknowledgements
This research was supported by the The National Social Science Fund of China (No. 21BTJ066, 22ATJ004, 22&ZD162), Zhejiang Province Natural Science Foundation (LR20G030001), Zhejiang Gongshang University Digital + Foundation (SZJ2022C003), The Characteristic & Preponderant Discipline of Key Construction Universities in Zhejiang Province (Zhejiang Gongshang University-Statistics).The authors also thank to the anonymous reviewers and Prof. Domingo Ribeiro for their valuable comments.
Citation
Gu, W., Li, L., Zhang, S. and Yi, M. (2023), "The path analysis of entrepreneurship impacts on circular economy in emerging markets: a mediating role of digital technology", Management Decision, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-11-2022-1595
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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