Dealing with uncertainty in sustainable innovation: Mainstreaming and substitution

International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-79

  Berker, Thomas ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Innovation; Linearity; Sustainability; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955438929     PISSN: 17408822     EISSN: 17408830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISD.2010.034558     Document Type: Article

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