A service innovation model for synergistic community transformation: Integrated application of systems theory and product-service systems

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 93-102

  Xing, Ke ^a   Ness, David ^a   Lin, Fu Ren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Community transformation; Product service systems; Service innovation; Soft systems methodology; Sustainability; Synergism

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION; PRODUCT-SERVICE SYSTEMS; SERVICE INNOVATION; SOFT SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY; SYNERGISM;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; REGIONAL PLANNING; SYSTEM THEORY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84873355692     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.11.052     Document Type: Article

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