Identifying the Barriers of Circular Business Models with a Meta-synthesis Approach

The present study was conducted by combining previous research to provide a comprehensive picture of the components of the barriers to the circular business model with a meta-synthesis approach. The research methodology was a meta-synthesis approach. Accordingly, after searching the databases, in the time range of 2011 to 2022 for internal research and 2010 to 2023 for foreign research, 156 related studies were evaluated and finally, after multiple screenings, 77 articles were selected. Using the seven-step model of Sandelowski and Barroso, the findings of 77 previous studies related to the objectives of the study were reviewed, aggregated, combined, and interpreted, and with the help of the coding method, 71 codes, 9 concepts, and 3 components were identified and validated through Kappa Cohen coefficient. Then, based on the findings of the research, the concepts of the barriers of circular business models based on the Delphi method and according to the business environment of the country, in order of importance and priority, were macro policymaking, value chain, technological, economic, social, consumer, knowledge, product and organizational barriers. In addition, the model of the barriers of a circular business model with a meta-synthesis approach was presented and drawn. Finally, in line with the research results, practical suggestions that can provide valuable insights to managers and policymakers seeking to improve circular entrepreneurship and increase the entrepreneurial behavior of society and at the operational levels by those who play a role in circular entrepreneurship were presented.