A corporate effort towards a sustainable business model: A case study from the Norwegian furniture industry

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 392-400

  Høgevold, Nils M ^a  

^a Oslo School of Management   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Furniture industry; Norway; Office chair production; Profit; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054065976     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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