Managing electronic waste: A study of market failure

New Technology, Work and Employment

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-51

  Neyland, Daniel ^a   Simakova, Elena ^b  

^a Organisation Work and Technology   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; MARKET TRANSITION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84857429381     PISSN: 02681072     EISSN: 1468005X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-005X.2012.00276.x     Document Type: Article

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