Do, Quynh (2023) The role of boundary object in undertaking legitimacy-seeking behaviours for a circular transition. In: European Operations Management Association 2023 International Conference, 2023-07-03 - 2023-07-05, Leuven.
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Abstract
This paper aims to explore how circular innovations can gain stakeholders’ support to be seen as legitimate. This paper positions circular economy as a boundary object and aims to explore the process through which it facilitates the legitimacy-seeking actions for circular innovation. Drawing on three UK circular-born start-ups, this paper underpins the need of gaining cognitive, moral and pragmatic legitimacy for circular innovation to reap sizable impacts and expounds the process through which a circular economy undertakes mechanisms to gain three forms of legitimacy. This paper argues for more nuanced understanding of abstract object such as boundary object in legitimacy-seeking processes.