Multi-dimensional struggles in the greening of industry: A dialectic issue lifecycle model and case study

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 999-1020

  Penna, Caetano C R ^a   Geels, Frank W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air pollution; American car industry; Corporate political strategy; Greening of Industry; Industry regime; Issue lifecycle

Indexed keywords

CAR INDUSTRY; CONSUMER DEMANDS; CORPORATE POLITICAL STRATEGY; ENDOGENOUS DYNAMICS; GREENING PROCESS; LIFE CYCLE MODEL; POLLUTION PROBLEMS; PUBLIC OPINIONS; THREE PHASIS;

AIR POLLUTION; AUTOMOBILES; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; DYNAMICS; RESEARCH;

LIFE CYCLE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; CORPORATE STRATEGY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

EID: 84861729760     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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