Fabian Takacs
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Dr.
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Takacs
First name
Fabian
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fabian.takacs@unisg.ch
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+41 71 224 7620
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Item type:Publication, Exploring the Circular Economy – Pathways to a Sustainable System within Planetary Boundaries<p>At a time characterized by unprecedented environmental challenges, the concept of a circular economy (CE) epitomizes systemic change with real ecological impact. Due to increasing pressure to act, environmental sustainability has witnessed a surge in visibility within both corporate strategy and communication as well as political agenda setting and discourse. Yet, the magnitude of contemporary human activities in crossing planetary boundaries remains unparalleled. A profound gap persists between awareness, intention, and action, both individually and collectively.</p>Type:journal articleJournal:Swiss Journal of BusinessVolume:79Issue:3 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Breaking Barriers: Accelerating the Transition to a Circular Economy<p>Global resource consumption is continuously increasing, accelerating the transgression of planetary boundaries. Solving the related environmental problems requires targeted action and a systemic transition from the prevailing linear economic model to a circular one. This paper adopts a systemic approach to identify the transition barriers across relevant levels, including product, business, ecosystem, industry, and society/regulation systems. It contributes to research by structuring and mapping the barriers based on eight underlying mechanisms. These mechanisms help explain how the barriers function and why they hinder the transition of socio-technical regimes from linear to circular ones. For example, the Prisoner’s Dilemma describes how short-term self-interests often overrule collective benefits and leads to suboptimal outcomes. The mechanisms also provide insights into potential solutions for addressing the barriers and accelerating the implementation of a circular economy. Illustrative examples from practice are introduced to demonstrate that “breaking barriers” is both possible and necessary—primarily through various forms of collaboration.</p>Type:journal articleJournal:Swiss Journal of BusinessVolume:79Issue:3 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Barriers to a circular economy in small- and medium-sized enterprises and their integration in a sustainable strategic management frameworkType:journal articleJournal:Journal of Cleaner Production - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, A Circular Economy within the planetary boundaries: towards a resource-based, systemic approach(Elsevier, 2020-04-04); Scopus© Citations 225 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, From Economies of Scale to Economies of Sufficiency: Antecedents of Corporate Sufficiency(2025-01); ; - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
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Item type:Publication, Integrating Sustainability Ventures in a Brown Giant: A Contingency View on Strategic MisfitType:conference paperJournal:Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Der Circular Economy Navigator: Warum wir anders wirtschaften müssen und wie wir das schaffen(2025); - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, A Step Toward Making Your Company More Sustainable(2021-01-11); Type:digital resourceJournal:Harvard business review : HBR, digital version - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Circular Transformation: creating business models and ecosystems for a circular economySince the Industrial Revolution, humanity has risen to become a geological force through economic activities. The consequences accumulated over time are severe: global exploitation of finite and renewable resources, serious waste production, and the climate crisis being accelerated. Humanity and the biosphere are increasingly threatened by these consequences. Different approaches, both in research and practice, exist to counteract this overshoot of planetary boundaries, one being the circular economy. It offers a socially acceptable, ecologically necessary, and economically thrilling potential for change, and aims to close material loops efficiently and reduce negative externalities as much as possible. It is achieved through systemic, business, and personal changes. This cumulative dissertation focuses on the business implementation of a circular economy. To this end, this dissertation presents three standalone papers and a comprehensive introduction to the circular economy. The introduction explains why adopting different perspectives is pivotal while analyzing the complex problem of environmental degradation currently faced. Furthermore, it introduces different concepts and definitions. Based on a dataset of 59 interviews with Swiss small and medium-sized enterprise managers, Paper A identifies possible barriers to the entrepreneurial implementation of a circular economy. The barriers are related to each other and are embedded in a holistic and multilevel framework. Paper B explores the link between business models and circular ecosystems conceptually and based on existing literature. To this end, it presents a comprehensive framework for designing circular ecosystems based on pattern logic, which draws on a comprehensive literature review and over 200 business cases identified in practice. This is enriched by presenting an innovation process and analyzing a thriving textile ecosystem in which eight partner companies were interviewed and evaluated. Finally, Paper C approaches the driving factors of the transformation into a circular economy from a management perspective. The identified drivers are linked to the dynamic capabilities approach, which helps to explain the driving factors for the entrepreneurial implementation of business models in a circular economy. Finally, a conclusion is drawn, and the potential for further research is presented.Type:doctoral thesis