A Business Sustainability Model for Government Corporations. A Belgian Case Study

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 204-216

  Benijts, Tim ^a  

^a Thomas More University College   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Business model; Business model failure; Business strategy; Government corporation; Kringloopfonds; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; CORPORATE STRATEGY; FINANCIAL PROVISION; MODEL; PLANNING METHOD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY;

BELGIUM;

EID: 84896393172     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: 10990836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.1784     Document Type: Article

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