Strategic niche management from a business perspective: Taking cleaner vehicle technologies from prototype to series production

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 74, Issue , 2014, Pages 17-26

  Sushandoyo, Dedy ^a   Magnusson, Thomas ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Automotive; Clean technology; Hybrid vehicle; Market formation; Niche market; Strategic niche management

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; HYBRID SYSTEMS; HYBRID VEHICLES; MANUFACTURE; SUPPLY CHAINS;

AUTOMOTIVE; BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE; CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES; HYBRID-ELECTRIC VEHICLES; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; NICHE MARKETS; STRATEGIC NICHE MANAGEMENT; VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 84901641331     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.02.059     Document Type: Article

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