148884 20260418110657.0 doi 10.1111/beer.12768 sideral 141890 ART-2025-141890 eng Garcés-Ayerbe, Concepción Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-4045-5918 How much does the business development of circular eco-efficient practices improve by shaking stakeholders up? 2025 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted European firms are currently in a process of transition toward a circular economy, which is expected to guarantee sustainable growth over time. Developing eco-efficient practices is a necessary step in this transition. This study analyzes the impact of stakeholder engagement in a circular business ecosystem on the development of these circular eco-efficient practices. Past literature has evidenced the impact of stakeholder environmental pressure on firm strategic decisions and outcomes. We adopt the stakeholder theory from a more recent vision, arguing that “shaking stakeholders up” within a circular ecosystem is a more advanced strategy than the traditional approach of reacting to stakeholder pressure. Using structural equation modeling, we examine the data of 14,726 European firms and their relationships with five primary stakeholder groups. The results offer theoretical and empirical support for the idea that firms can go further in adopting eco-efficient circular practices by shaking stakeholders up, selecting them, and managing relationships with them. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S42-23R-CREVALOR info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/PID2020-113338RB-I00 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EUR/MICINN/TED2021-130238B-I00 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es 4.2 2024 ETHICS 4 / 77 = 0.052 2024 Q1 T1 BUSINESS 105 / 316 = 0.332 2024 Q2 T2 0.84 2024 Philosophy 2024 Q1 Economics and Econometrics 2024 Q2 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2024 Q2 Business and International Management 2024 Q2 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2024 Q2 6.4 2024 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Rivera Torres, Pilar Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-9319-5895 Darmandieu, Aurore 4012 650 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Direcc.Organiza.Empresas Área Organización de Empresas 4011 095 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Direc.Mark.Inves.Mercad. Área Comerci.Investig.Mercados 34, 4 (2025), 2293-2308 Business Ethics, Environment and Responsibility 2694-6416 551121 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/148884/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2493254 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/148884/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:148884 articulos driver 2026-04-18-11:05:07 ARTICLE