Collaborative energy partnerships in relation to development of core business focus and competence - A study of Swedish pulp and paper companies and energy service companies

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 78-95

  Möllersten, Kenneth ^a   Sandberg, Peter ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURING; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; SUSTAINABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 2342639008     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.396     Document Type: Article

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