Improved stoves in India: A study of sustainable business models

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 7543-7556

  Shrimali, Gireesh ^a   Slaski, Xander ^b   Thurber, Mark C ^b   Zerriffi, Hisham ^c  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (India)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Business models; Improved stoves; Social enterprise

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS STOVE; BUSINESS MODELS; CASH FLOW; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS; FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY; FUTURE PROSPECTS; IMPROVED STOVES; ORGANIZATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; SALES CHANNELS; SOCIAL ENTERPRISE; SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; PROFITABILITY; SALES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

STOVES;

BIOMASS POWER; BUSINESS CYCLE; BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; COOKING APPLIANCE; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PROFITABILITY; STATE-BUSINESS RELATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY;

INDIA;

EID: 80855147522     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.07.031     Document Type: Article

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