Explaining regime destabilisation in the pulp and paper industry

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages 66-81

  Karltorp, Kersti ^a   Sandén, Björn A ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biorefinery; Incumbent firms; Multi level perspective; Pulp and paper industry; Regime; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; REFINING INDUSTRY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STABILIZATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 84865719246     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22104224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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