Circular business model innovation is critical in the transition to the circular economy, often requiring businesses to undergo significant internal changes. One intervention to better support businesses in this process is circularity training, often provided by an innovation intermediary. However, little is known of the impact on internal barriers and drivers for circular business model innovation after circularity training has been completed.This research tackles this question through a qualitative exploratory approach, using a multiple‐case study, collecting semi‐structured data from businesses after their completion of a circular training course. We find that even after the circular training, a range of barriers continue to influence circular business model innovation, including issues related to the availability of resources, company acceptance, and technology.The research concludes with recommendations for future training programs and the role of innovation intermediaries, based on the internal barriers and drivers that the companies encountered when working toward circularity implementation and circular business model innovation.

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仍然存在的挑战：创新中介主导的培训在实施循环商业模式中的作用


循环商业模式创新在向循环经济过渡的过程中至关重要，通常需要企业进行重大的内部变革。在此过程中更好地支持企业的一种干预措施是循环培训，通常由创新中介机构提供。然而，对于完成循环性培训后对循环商业模式创新的内部障碍和驱动因素的影响，人们知之甚少。本研究通过定性探索方法解决这个问题，使用多案例研究，在企业完成循环培训课程后从企业收集半结构化数据。我们发现，即使在循环培训之后，一系列障碍仍在影响循环商业模式创新，包括与资源可用性、公司接受度和技术相关的问题。该研究最后根据公司在努力实现循环实施和循环商业模式创新时遇到的内部障碍和驱动因素，对未来的培训计划和创新中介机构的作用提出了建议。