Success factors for environmentally sustainable product innovation: A systematic literature review

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 76-86

  De Medeiros, Janine Fleith ^a   Ribeiro, Jose Luis Duarte ^a   Cortimiglia, Marcelo Nogueira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Green products; Innovation; Product development; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GREEN PRODUCTS; INTERPRETATIVE FRAMEWORK; PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW;

COMMERCE; ECONOMICS; INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; INVESTMENTS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84893549221     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.08.035     Document Type: Article

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