20.500.12556/DKUM-98086 Perceptions of barriers to the implementation of circular economy initiatives in Central European manufacturing companies evidence from selected European transitional economies This paper examines the relationship between perceived barriers to Circular Economy (CE) initiatives and the specific characteristics of manufacturing companies. The study uses data from a sample of 241 manufacturing companies located in the Central European countries of Slovakia and Slovenia. Data collected as part of the European Manufacturing Survey was analysed with ordered logit regression models to examine the perception of seven commonly mentioned CE barriers. Our results show a significant relationship between the perception of CE barriers in manufacturing companies and their size, nationality, profitability, product/production characteristics, CE motives and use of CE technologies. Companies with higher profitability were found to be more likely to minimize the significance of CE barriers, while companies with experience of implementing CE technologies (especially remanufacturing) are more likely to perceive most CE barriers. The findings corroborate the conclusions of other studies which have addressed the issue of barriers to innovation. The results of this study can contribute to the creation of better CE policies and practices that consider compa-ny-specific features and contextual factors, thereby supporting a more effective approach to CE implementation in manufacturing companies. manufacturing companies Central Europe circular economy krožno gospodarstvo Evropa rokodelstvo obrt true false true University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik https://ijiemjournal.uns.ac.rs/index.php/ijiem/index Članek v reviji 2026-05-14 13:09:54 2026-05-14 13:09:55 2026-06-09 07:29:34 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 str. 253-270 no. 3 Vol. 16 Sep. 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2024-12-10 2025-06-05 2025-08-01 334:67/68 246079747 0.24867/IJIEM-387 2683-345X RAZ_Sebo_Juraj_2025.pdf RAZ_Sebo_Juraj_2025.pdf 1 AEF86FCA5E83B12D0D990D99357BF47A d832809f2a6d02166f3280d3a9d51805d96340264cc15b07e44e0e2c5671e88e f9c9f2a6-4f86-11f1-a431-00155d0001a1 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=206103 https://ijiemjournal.uns.ac.rs/index.php/ijiem/article/view/1506 0 22345675-63c3-11f1-9481-00155d580e34 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=206917 Fakulteta za logistiko Fakulteta za strojništvo 0 0 0