Resource duration as a managerial indicator for Circular Economy performance

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 133, Issue , 2016, Pages 589-598

  Franklin Johnson, Elizabeth ^a   Figge, Frank ^a   Canning, Louise ^a  

^a KEDGE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Circular economy; Longevity; Managerial indicator; Mobile phone

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; MANAGERS; MOBILE PHONES; RECYCLING; RESTORATION; TELEPHONE SETS;

CIRCULAR ECONOMY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL APPLICATIONS; LONGEVITY; MOBILE PHONE HANDSETS; ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84988813602     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.05.023     Document Type: Article

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