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DOI 10.9770/IRD.2022.4.3(5)
HAL hal-04242686
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Radavičius, T.; Tvaronavičienė, M. 2022. Digitalisation, knowledge management and technology transfer impact on organisations' circularity capabilities, Insights into Regional Development 4(3): 76-95. https://doi.org/10.9770/IRD.2022.4.3(5)
Received: 2022-05-09  |  Accepted: 2022-07-14  |  Published: 2022-09-30

Title

Digitalisation, knowledge management and technology transfer impact on organisations' circularity capabilities

Abstract

Transition to circular economy (CE) requires that organisations change the way they do activities. Through digitalisation the information flow can be improved across all the value chain. The information that is particularly relevant for CE needs to be created in the first place and shared within the organisation and among them to implement CE strategies. Implementation of CE strategies requires that organisations has the ability to access technologies through technology transfer to achieve higher co-operation levels. Circular processes can be defined as those processes within organisations that positively contributes towards CE principles implementation, such as re-using or recycling products and materials. Within this article knowledge management (KM), digitalisation, and technology transfer (TT) are analysed through systematic literature review to understand the impact of these three concepts on organisations capabilities to develop circular processes. The knowledge management theory demonstrate the need for higher attention on how within organisations and between organisations CE related information could be managed to achieve CE strategies for organisations and their networks, such as supply chain. Technology transfer ensures that there are pathways to transfer relevant technologies that can improve or enable CE processes to multiple organisations through open source or conditional transfers. A concept based on a literature review is proposed on how digitalisation facilitates knowledge management within & among organisations, improves decision making of circular processes, and enables CE strategies implementation.

Keywords

circular economy, digitalisation, technology transfer, knowledge management, circular processes

JEL classifications

O14 , O32

URI

http://jssidoi.org/ird/article/107

DOI

DOI 10.9770/IRD.2022.4.3(5)

HAL

HAL hal-04242686

Pages

76-95

Funding

The publishing is partly funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants. Project Title: The Economic Integration of The Nordic-Baltic Region Through Labor, Innovation, Investments and Trade (LIFT). Project contract with the Research Council of Lithuania (LMTLT) No is S-BMT-21-7 (LT08-2-LMT-K-01-070).

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Authors

Radavičius, Tadas
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania https://vilniustech.lt
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Tvaronavičienė, Manuela
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania https://vilniustech.lt
General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania http://www.lka.lt
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Journal title

Insights into Regional Development

Volume

4

Number

3

Issue date

September 2022

Issue DOI

DOI 10.9770/ird.2022.4.3

ISSN

ISSN 2345-0282 (online)

Publisher

VšĮ Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

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