Risk preventative innovation strategies for emerging technologies the cases of nano-textiles and smart textiles

Technovation

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 420-430

  Köhler, Andreas R ^a   Som, Claudia ^b  

^a FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING   (Netherlands)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Decision making; EHS; Intangible risks; Life cycle perspective; Sustainability; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRY; LIFE CYCLE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY; TEXTILES;

ANTICIPATORY MANAGEMENTS; EHS; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE PERSPECTIVES; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION; UNCERTAINTY;

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84902525695     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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