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Factors and strategies for circularity implementation in the public sector: An organisational change management approach for sustainability
Author(s) -
Klein Natacha,
Ramos Tomás B.,
Deutz Pauline
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
corporate social responsibility and environmental management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.519
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1535-3966
pISSN - 1535-3958
DOI - 10.1002/csr.2215
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , public sector , business , sustainability , human resources , human resource management , production (economics) , knowledge management , perspective (graphical) , public relations , process management , environmental resource management , marketing , political science , management , economics , ecology , macroeconomics , artificial intelligence , computer science , law , biology , programming language
The circular economy (CE) is seen as a model of production and consumption where resource use is reduced and extended in closed‐loop life cycles. Organisations have been fundamental in contributing towards CE for which limited outcomes are known from public organisations. This research aims to identify the factors influencing the implementation of CE and the strategies that support such implementation in the public sector. An organisational change management perspective was taken. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with employees from the central public sector in Portugal to gather insights. Results reveal issues such as organisational culture, CE awareness for people in public sector organisations and leadership related to areas of strategy and management, human resources, and communication and assessment as key elements to consider in shifting towards circularity for this type of organisation. This study contributes to the research that has called for an expansion of the scope of CE to include human‐based issues by viewing a public organisation as a multi‐dimensional system transitioning to circularity.