A framework of digital technologies for the circular economy: Digital functions and mechanisms
A framework of digital technologies for the circular economy: Digital functions and mechanisms
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循环经济的数字技术框架：数字功能和机制
DOI：
10.1002/bse.3015
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发表时间：
2022-02
影响因子：
13.4
通讯作者：
Qinglan Liu;Adriana Hofmann Trevisan;Miying Yang;J. Mascarenhas
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作者：
Qinglan Liu;Adriana Hofmann Trevisan;Miying Yang;J. Mascarenhas
数字技术被认为提供了一种将生产和消费转向循环经济的有前途的手段。然而，目前尚不清楚数字技术的哪些功能对改善循环性最有用，以及如何利用这些功能来加强不同的循环经济战略。本文旨在通过系统的文献综述来解决这一知识差距。在审查了 174 篇论文、创建了 782 个原始代码和 259 个第二轮代码后，该研究确定了与循环经济战略最相关的数字技术的 13 个关键功能。然后，本文提出了一个框架，揭示了这些数字功能如何增强不同循环经济战略的七种机制。该框架还揭示了数字功能和循环经济战略的哪些组合已经被广泛研究，以及可能存在的差距。这表明哪些数字功能在循环经济的实施方面更为成熟，以及实证和理论研究中还存在哪些缺失环节。该研究通过数字功能的视角推进了数字技术与循环经济范式之间的协同作用。提出的框架和机制为未来的研究奠定了理论基础，我们重点介绍了五个研究领域供进一步研究。这项研究还为管理者提供了一种结构化的方法，帮助他们探索适合其CE战略的数字功能，从而确定所需的数字技术并通过数字功能创造新的价值。
Digital technology is regarded as providing a promising means of moving production and consumption towards the circular economy. However, it is still unclear which functions of digital technologies are most useful to improving circularity, and how these functions could be used to enhance different circular economy strategies. This paper aims to address this knowledge gap by conducting a systematic literature review. After examining 174 papers, creating 782 original codes and 259 second-round codes, the study identifies 13 critical functions of digital technologies which are most relevant to circular economy strategies. The paper then proposes a framework which reveals seven mechanisms of how these digital functions can enhance different circular economy strategies. The framework also reveals which combinations of the digital functions and circular economy strategies have already been studied extensively as well as where there may be gaps. This indicates which digital functions are more mature in terms of possible implementation for circular economy as well as what missing links there are in the empirical and theoretical research. The study advances the synergies between digital technologies and the circular economy paradigm through the lens of digital functions. The proposed framework and mechanisms build a theoretical foundation for future research, and we highlight five research areas for further studies. This study also provides a structured way for managers to explore the appropriate digital functions for their CE strategies, so as to identify required digital technologies and new value creation through digital functions.