What Motivates Entrepreneurs into Circular Economy Action? Evidence from Japan and Finland

被引:33
作者
Rovanto, Savu [1 ,2 ]
Finne, Max [1 ]
机构
[1] Aalto Univ, Sch Business, Ekon 1, Espoo 02150, Finland
[2] Waseda Univ, Shinjuku Ku, 1-104 Totsuka Machi, Tokyo 1698050, Japan
关键词
Circular economy; Motivation; Self-determination theory; Sociocultural context; SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY; SUSTAINABILITY; INTERNALIZATION; DRIVERS; MODEL; PERSPECTIVE; BARRIERS;
D O I
10.1007/s10551-022-05122-0
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This study investigated entrepreneurs' motivations to implement circular economy (CE) practices and the ways in which their approaches to CE practices differed by their sociocultural context. The research aimed to contrast the contemporary instrumental perspective on CE through an ecologically dominant logic. The empirical analysis focused on Finland and Japan, two countries with distinct sociocultural contexts but similar regulatory environments regarding the CE. The study analysed entrepreneurs' motivations towards the CE through self-determination theory that makes a distinction between different levels of internalization in motivations. The Finnish entrepreneurs were characterised by more frequent intertwined intrinsic/transcendent motivations and a vocal approach to CE. The Japanese entrepreneurs' motivations were more varied; some were intrinsically interested in the CE, while some were even unaware of the CE concept despite operating CE businesses. The Japanese entrepreneurs resorted to masking their CE businesses to better relate with the surrounding linear system. The study shows how the individualistic Finnish culture fostered progress on the CE, while the collectivistic Japanese culture emphasised the need for relatedness and caused stagnation in the CE in its society.
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页码:71 / 91
页数:21
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