Circular economy practices and environmental performance: Analysing the role of big data analytics capability and responsible research and innovation

This study employs dynamic capability view theory to comprehend the interplay between big data analytics capability (BDAC), responsible research and innovation (RRI) and circular economy practices (CEPs) as an execution strategy for improving environmental performance. The study uses partial least s...

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Published inBusiness strategy and the environment Vol. 32; no. 8; pp. 6029 - 6046
Main Authors Sahoo, Saumyaranjan, Upadhyay, Arvind, Kumar, Anil
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester Wiley Periodicals Inc 01.12.2023
Subjects
Big Data
big data analytics capability
Circular economy
circular economy practices
Data analysis
Economics
Environmental management
Environmental performance
Innovations
Manufacturers
manufacturing
responsible research and innovation
Statistical analysis
Structural equation modeling
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Summary:This study employs dynamic capability view theory to comprehend the interplay between big data analytics capability (BDAC), responsible research and innovation (RRI) and circular economy practices (CEPs) as an execution strategy for improving environmental performance. The study uses partial least square structural equation modelling to analyse primary survey data collected from 326 manufacturers. The results indicate that BDAC, RRI and CEPs favourably affect environmental performance. Notably, RRI emerges as the most influential factor among the three. Furthermore, the findings suggest that implementing CEPs serves as a partial mediator for the influence of BDAC and RRI on environmental performance. Surprisingly, the study finds that the moderating impact of resource commitment is not statistically significant in any of the three pairwise interactions involving BDAC, RRI and CEPs with respect to environmental performance. The results have various intriguing implications for how manufacturers can enhance their circular economy strategies to achieve better environmental performance, representing a noteworthy contribution to the foundational theory of the dynamic capability view. Finally, these findings also provide valuable insights to managers, enabling a deeper understanding of the determinants that contribute to deploying CEPs and improving environmental performance within a manufacturing setting.
ISSN:0964-4733
1099-0836
DOI:10.1002/bse.3471