Exploring SME perceptions of sustainable product service systems

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 483-495

  Hernandez Pardo, Ricardo J ^a   Bhamra, Tracy ^a   Bhamra, Ran ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business development; cooperation; design process; information and communication technology (ICT); innovation; product service systems (PSS); small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; COOPERATION; DESIGN PROCESS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; PRODUCTSERVICE SYSTEM (PSS); SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84880916816     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2012.2215961     Document Type: Article

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