Overcoming competence lock-in for the development of radical Eco-innovations: The case of biopolymer technology

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 335-350

  Chadha, Avrath ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biopolymer technology; Eco innovations; Plastics industry; Radical innovations; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; PLASTIC; POLYMER; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 79956357864     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662716.2011.561032     Document Type: Article

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