000125887 001__ 125887 000125887 005__ 20240731103307.0 000125887 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1108/IJPPM-08-2021-0451 000125887 0248_ $$2sideral$$a126005 000125887 037__ $$aART-2023-126005 000125887 041__ $$aeng 000125887 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-2827-3628$$aMarin-Vinuesa, Luis María 000125887 245__ $$aFirms'' capabilities management for waste patents in a circular economy 000125887 260__ $$c2023 000125887 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000125887 5203_ $$aPurpose This study aims to define and measure the capabilities applied by firms to waste-related patents and their relations with the businesses economic performance to support decision-making towards a circular economy (CE). Design/methodology/approach A model of cause-and-effect relationships between firms'' waste-related patents and the firm'' capabilities was defined within the dynamic capabilities'' theoretical framework. Empirical results were obtained by applying partial least squares structural equation modelling to a sample of 2, 216 Spanish firms that hold 120, 406 patents. Findings Results revealed the importance of the innovation capabilities of firms related to patenting, such as collaborative innovation, persistence in patenting or the capabilities to collaborate with research institutes, as drivers of level of waste patents to improve the businesses economic performance. Research limitations/implications The systemic nature of the CE at the firm level suggests future research focused on the environmental divergence that appears when the innovation on waste fall outside the regular domain of its industry. Another topic to be investigated is related to the full text of patents that could improve the results of this study. Practical implications The definition of indicators to measure investments in the CE is complex, but it is necessary to assess progress in the closing of material loops at a micro level and to report the investments in waste-related patents in a circular model to the stakeholders involved in the economic management of the company. Originality/value Measuring CE-related patents and the specific capabilities needed for patenting in a circular framework is an understudied topic, and this study opens a specific line of inquiry enhancing the knowledge of CE within the dynamic capabilities'' theoretical framework. 000125887 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S33-20R 000125887 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby-nc$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/es/ 000125887 592__ $$a0.878$$b2023 000125887 593__ $$aBusiness, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)$$c2023$$dQ1 000125887 593__ $$aStrategy and Management$$c2023$$dQ2 000125887 594__ $$a7.9$$b2023 000125887 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion 000125887 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-7105-4618$$aPortillo-Tarragona, Pilar$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000125887 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-7077-5352$$aScarpellini, Sabina$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000125887 7102_ $$14002$$2230$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Contabilidad y Finanzas$$cÁrea Economía Finan. y Contab. 000125887 773__ $$g72, 5 (2023), 1368-1391$$tINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT$$x1741-0401 000125887 8564_ $$s471255$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/125887/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yPostprint 000125887 8564_ $$s1324415$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/125887/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yPostprint 000125887 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:125887$$particulos$$pdriver 000125887 951__ $$a2024-07-31-09:38:18 000125887 980__ $$aARTICLE