97
5 Result of Analysis and Interpretations
5 Result of Analysis and Interpretations
This chapter presents, interprets, and discusses the results from the analysis
across all cases. Consequently, each chapter addresses one of the three research
questions. Chapter 5.1 displays the ways in which the circular economy concept
is implemented, chapter 5.2 focuses on the impacts the organizations derive from
the implementation of the concept, and chapter 5.3 investigates the challenges the
organizations face during and/or after the implementation.
5.1 Implementation of the Circular Economy Concept
5.1 Implementation of the Circular Economy Concept
This chapter illustrates the empirical results of how circular economy is implemented
in practice. For that purpose a framework with seven circular economy approaches
has been developed previously in this thesis and applied to all cases. Using the
framework ensured a well-structured analysis process of the implementation
approaches and supported their comparability. However, comparability between
cases remains difficult in this case study because the described approaches of the
organizations to circular economy highly differ. The circular economy concept is
quite unspecific regarding its concrete implementation. It is more an inspirational
source for organizations to change their business in order to decouple resource
consumption from economic growth. Hence, the following chapter is a first step
towards a deeper understanding of circular economy.
5.1.1 Multiple Possibilities for Implementation
How is the circular economy concept implemented? Empirical data of this case
study shows that no two cases have the exact same implementation approach.
© Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2018
L. Frodermann, Exploratory Study on Circular EconomyApproaches,
Wirtschaftsethik in der globalisierten Welt, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-21949-9_5