Kühl, CarlBourlakis, MichaelAktas, EmelSkipworth, Heather2022-04-142022-04-142022-03-31Kühl C, Bourlakis M, Aktas E, Skipworth H. (2022) Product-service systems and circular supply chain practices in UK SMEs: The moderating effect of internal environmental orientation. Journal of Business Research, Volume 146, July 2022, pp. 155-1650148-2963https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.03.078http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/17778Many studies uphold product-service systems (PSSs) as key factors for the implementation of circular supply chain (CSC) practices. This paper explores this assumption by testing the links between product-, use- and result-oriented PSSs and slowing, closing, and narrowing CSC practices. It develops and validates survey items that can be used to benchmark CSC practice implementation. In addition, it tests a model that recognises the positive moderating role of internal environmental orientation. A survey is conducted with 114 manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK). Partial least squares structural equation modelling is conducted to evaluate two models. The results show that product-oriented PSSs positively affect the slowing, use-oriented positively affects the closing, and result-oriented positively affects the slowing and the narrowing of resource loops. Internal environmental orientation does not moderate the PSS – CSC relationship, suggesting that less internally environmentally oriented firms are not at a disadvantage.enAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Circular economyproduct-service system (PSS)supply chainpartial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM)Article