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Blockchain Technology and the Circular Economy Transition: Associations With Company Performance Llach Pagès, Josep Alonso Almeida, Mar Perramon, Jordi Bagur, Llorenç Economia circular Circular economy Cadena de blocs (Bases de dades) Blockchains (Databases) The adoption of circular economy (CE) practices in the private sector has received increasing academic and managerial attention, although the implementation of such practices continues to face significant barriers. Among Industry 4.0 technologies, blockchain has been identified as a potential factor associated with the CE transition. This study examines managers' perceptions of blockchain's role in relation to CE principles and practices, as well as their connections to company performance. A covariance-based structural equation model was applied to survey data obtained from 404 senior managers in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) engaged in CE adoption. The findings suggest positive associations between blockchain perceptions and CE principles, which are, in turn, related to CE business processes. These processes are positively associated with internal transformation, resilience, and competitive capacity. This study contributes exploratory evidence to the emerging blockchain–CE literature, thereby identifying managerial perceptions as a foundation for future empirical validation and offering insights for academics, practitioners, and policy-makers Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Wiley 8 12 2026-03-12T07:25:29Z 2026-03-12T07:25:29Z 2026-02-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion peer-reviewed https://hdl.handle.net/10256/28402 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1002/bse.70650 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0964-4733 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/1099-0836 Attribution 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Wiley Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE), 2026, vol. undef, núm. undef, p. undef Articles publicats (D-OGEDP)