The circular economy (CE) has gained the focus of scholars and policymakers as it is related to achieving sustainable development. Multinational corporations (MNCs) are adopting and implementing CE models, especially given their resources, global presence, and ability to share best practices across borders. However, a knowledge gap exists on how CE is practiced within the international business (IB) context. This study seeks to harmonize the existing literature on CE practices in IB using a bibliometric and systematic literature (content) review approach. Our findings of citation and network analyses using the co‐authorship, citation, co‐citation, bibliometric coupling, and co‐occurrence techniques provide the current situation as well as identify three trending research themes in the CE‐IB literature. The study also offers several potential avenues for future research.

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国际业务中的循环经济实践：我们知道什么，我们要去哪里？


循环经济 （CE） 与实现可持续发展有关，因此受到学者和政策制定者的关注。跨国公司 （MNC） 正在采用和实施 CE 模型，特别是考虑到其资源、全球影响力和跨境共享最佳实践的能力。然而，在国际商务 （IB） 环境中如何实践 CE 存在知识差距。本研究旨在使用文献计量学和系统文献（内容）审查方法协调关于 IB 中 CE 实践的现有文献。我们使用合著、引文、共同引用、文献计量耦合和共现技术进行引文和网络分析的结果提供了现状，并确定了 CE-IB 文献中的三个趋势研究主题。该研究还为未来的研究提供了几种可能的途径。