The role of socio-technical experiments in introducing sustainable product-service system innovations

The Handbook of Service Innovation

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 373-402

  Ceschin, Fabrizio ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Product service system (PSS); Socio technical experiment; Strategic design; Strategic niche management; Transition management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947439297     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-6590-3_18     Document Type: Chapter

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