Rupert Baumgartner

Rupert Baumgartner

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Academic Career Length

23Years (2004-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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4 February 2010 in Sustainable Development
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Rupert Baumgartner
DEDaniela Ebner
Daniela Ebner

7 November 2013 in Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management
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Rupert Baumgartner

1 January 2017 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Rupert Baumgartner
RRRomana Rauter
Romana Rauter

1 January 2016 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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SESabrina Engert
Sabrina Engert
RRRomana Rauter
Romana Rauter
RBRupert Baumgartner
Rupert Baumgartner

1 December 2020 in Resources, Conservation and Recycling
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JSJosef-Peter Schöggl
Josef-Peter Schöggl
LSLukas Stumpf
Lukas Stumpf
RBRupert Baumgartner
Rupert Baumgartner

5 May 2022 in Business Strategy and the Environment
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MRMagdalena Rusch
Magdalena Rusch
JSJosef-Peter Schöggl
Josef-Peter Schöggl
RBRupert Baumgartner
Rupert Baumgartner
Digital technologies (DTs), such as the Internet of Things, big data, artificial intelligence, or blockchain, are considered as enablers for a more sustainable and circular economy. So far, literature on these topics has mostly focused on specific DTs and subareas of sustainable product management (SPM). The aim of this paper is to provide a more comprehensive overview of current and potential examples of DT applications in SPM (e.g., product design/assessment, supply chain management, and business models). The collected examples (n = 146) were analyzed based on a systematic literature review, using quantitative and qualitative content analysis. Deductive and inductive analyses of the examples revealed the potential of DTs in terms of their usability along the product life cycle, their role as enablers for circular economy strategies and in specific SPM activities. DT application often entails only incremental improvements, for example, increased efficiency of existing processes, with more radical forms of improvement remaining relatively scarce. There is clear room for greater adoption and optimization of DTs, in various areas of SPM, so as to accelerate the transition towards a more sustainable and circular economy.