Circular economy practices in locally rooted family SMEs: the role of the socio-spatial context

This paper examines whether family-owned SMEs differ from non-family SMEs in their adoption of circular economy (CE) practices, with a focus on how these differences are shaped by socio-spatial contexts. Specifically, we investigate the role of a firm’s rural or urban location and the level of count...

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Autores: Doucet Sánchez, Pablo Francisco, Garrido Prada, Pablo, Parra Domínguez, Javier, Requejo, Ignacio, Suárez González, Isabel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Repositorio:e-spacio. Repositorio Institucional de la UNED
Idioma:español
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Palabra clave:5311 Organización y dirección de empresas
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spelling Circular economy practices in locally rooted family SMEs: the role of the socio-spatial contextDoucet Sánchez, Pablo FranciscoGarrido Prada, PabloParra Domínguez, JavierRequejo, IgnacioSuárez González, Isabel5311 Organización y dirección de empresasThis paper examines whether family-owned SMEs differ from non-family SMEs in their adoption of circular economy (CE) practices, with a focus on how these differences are shaped by socio-spatial contexts. Specifically, we investigate the role of a firm’s rural or urban location and the level of country environmental awareness. Using a sample of 13,319 SMEs, we find that family ownership increases the probability of adopting a higher number of CE practices. Furthermore, we find that the positive effect of family ownership on the adoption of CE practices is stronger in rural areas. Finally, while both family and non-family SMEs are more likely to adopt CE practices in countries with greater environmental awareness, non-family SMEs appear to be relatively more influenced by this factor. These findings offer new insights into the intricate interplay of ownership and the socio-spatial context as determinants of the adoption of CE practices in SMEs.SpringerAgencia Estatal de Investigación (España)e-Spacio UNED20252025-12-0920252025-05-1920252025-05-19journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/31043reponame:e-spacio. Repositorio Institucional de la UNEDinstname:Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaEspañolspaopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.esoai:e-spacio.uned.es:20.500.14468/310432026-06-06T12:38:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Circular economy practices in locally rooted family SMEs: the role of the socio-spatial context
title Circular economy practices in locally rooted family SMEs: the role of the socio-spatial context
spellingShingle Circular economy practices in locally rooted family SMEs: the role of the socio-spatial context
Doucet Sánchez, Pablo Francisco
5311 Organización y dirección de empresas
title_short Circular economy practices in locally rooted family SMEs: the role of the socio-spatial context
title_full Circular economy practices in locally rooted family SMEs: the role of the socio-spatial context
title_fullStr Circular economy practices in locally rooted family SMEs: the role of the socio-spatial context
title_full_unstemmed Circular economy practices in locally rooted family SMEs: the role of the socio-spatial context
title_sort Circular economy practices in locally rooted family SMEs: the role of the socio-spatial context
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Doucet Sánchez, Pablo Francisco
Garrido Prada, Pablo
Parra Domínguez, Javier
Requejo, Ignacio
Suárez González, Isabel
author Doucet Sánchez, Pablo Francisco
author_facet Doucet Sánchez, Pablo Francisco
Garrido Prada, Pablo
Parra Domínguez, Javier
Requejo, Ignacio
Suárez González, Isabel
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Parra Domínguez, Javier
Requejo, Ignacio
Suárez González, Isabel
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 5311 Organización y dirección de empresas
topic 5311 Organización y dirección de empresas
description This paper examines whether family-owned SMEs differ from non-family SMEs in their adoption of circular economy (CE) practices, with a focus on how these differences are shaped by socio-spatial contexts. Specifically, we investigate the role of a firm’s rural or urban location and the level of country environmental awareness. Using a sample of 13,319 SMEs, we find that family ownership increases the probability of adopting a higher number of CE practices. Furthermore, we find that the positive effect of family ownership on the adoption of CE practices is stronger in rural areas. Finally, while both family and non-family SMEs are more likely to adopt CE practices in countries with greater environmental awareness, non-family SMEs appear to be relatively more influenced by this factor. These findings offer new insights into the intricate interplay of ownership and the socio-spatial context as determinants of the adoption of CE practices in SMEs.
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