Circular Business Model Innovation: Inherent Uncertainties

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 182-196

  Linder, Marcus ^a   Williander, Mats ^a  

^a VIKTORIA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

business model innovation; circular business model; circular economy; customer development; product service systems; remanufacturing

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING; MODELING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84941796737     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: 10990836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.1906     Document Type: Article

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