Formulating problems for commercializing new technologies: The case of environmental innovation

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 14-24

  Björkdahl, Joakim ^a   Linder, Marcus ^a,b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b VIKTORIA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental innovation; Environmental vision; Green; Problem formulation; Problem solving; Shared vision; Sustainability vision

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930379385     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2014.05.001     Document Type: Article

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