Managing 'green' product innovation in small firms

R and D Management

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-15

  Noci, Giuliano ^a   Verganti, Roberto ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

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EID: 0033484053     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9310.00112     Document Type: Article

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