Firms' transition to green product service system innovators: Cases from the mobility sector

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 51-69

  Tietze, Frank ^a   Schiederig, Tim ^b   Herstatt, Cornelius ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Car sharing; Dynamic capabilities; Innovation management; Product service system; Sustainable mobility; Transition path

Indexed keywords

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; INNOVATION MANAGEMENT; PRODUCT-SERVICE SYSTEMS; SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY; TRANSITION PATHS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84881468495     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2013.055579     Document Type: Conference Paper

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