Constellation, le dépôt institutionnel de l'Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Résumé

Research on product lifetime extension (PLE) is of emerging interest in the circular economy (CE), but the extant literature is deficient in various aspects. First, it lacks a systematic analysis of the structure which underlies organizational efforts to PLE. Second, the literature has overlooked the role of two key agents in circular economy, namely, businesses and consumers. Third, the literature lacks a systematic study of the product lifetime extension strategies. Fourth, although several studies have proposed taxonomies of organizations in the circular economy, they lack quantitative rigor, ecological validity, and generalizability. The purpose of this study is to address these deficiencies in the circular economy literature. Specifically, this article develops and empirically validates a methodology to classify a specific type of circular business model, namely product lifetime extension business models, involving organizations and consumers, to bring quantitative rigor to conduct and presentation of taxonomy research in the field of the circular economy.