Developing sustainable new products in the textile and upholstered furniture industries: Role of external integrative capabilities

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 642-658

  Dangelico, Rosa Maria ^b   Pontrandolfo, Pierpaolo ^b   Pujari, Devashish ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SUPPLY CHAINS; SURVEYS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TEXTILES;

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCTS; GREEN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; INTEGRATIVE CAPABILITIES; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW OF THE FIRM; TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES; THIRD PARTY CERTIFICATION;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84879087503     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpim.12013     Document Type: Article

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