Circular economy and disruption in the value chain: The role of stakeholders and networks in startups.

This study aims to analyze how stakeholder engagement and network formation contribute to the adoption of the circular economy and to disruption in the value chain of startups, supported by Industry 4.0 technologies. We conducted a systematic literature review of articles published between 2008 and 2024, indexed in the Scopus, Web of Science, and Science Direct databases.

Improving startups through excellence initiatives: addressing circular economy and innovation.

This study analyses how startups implement circular business models supported by innovation and Industry 4.0, in which strategic stakeholders for value creation are to be found in this specific business ecosystem. The theoretical framework of circular business models supported by innovation was used for analysing the startups based on some assumptions of stakeholder theory.