Stakeholder engagement for responsible innovation in the private sector: Critical issues and management practices

Journal on Chain and Network Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 147-164

  Blok, V ^a   Hoffmans, L ^a   Wubben, E F M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Innovation ethics; Innovation management; Responsible innovation; Stakeholder engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962197768     PISSN: 15691829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/JCNS2015.x003     Document Type: Article

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