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Abstract
Collaboration is crucial in integrating circular economy (CE) into operations and supply chains (SCs). However, a comprehensive discussion among scholars and practitioners is limited. Hence, this study aims to amalgamate expert viewpoints and understand how collaboration empowers CE implementation in SCs. A three-round Delphi study was designed with experts from industry and academia to identify factors affecting SC collaboration and suitable collaboration practices. Collected data was analysed using content, frequency and cluster analyses. While identifying these factors through three expert cluster groups: CE-focused academics, OSCM-focused academics, and practitioners, seven core facets of collaboration in CE were conceptualised: partner orientation, economic performance, joint operations, strategic positioning of the focal firm, linking CE business models to SCs, smoothening complexities in SCs and involving regulatory bodies. With this empirically validated conceptualisation, the role of collaboration in integrating CE into SCs is exemplified while highlighting the distinct viewpoints among academics and practitioners.
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