Firms’ capabilities for sustainable innovation: The case of biofuel for aviation

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 167, Issue , 2017, Pages 1263-1275

  Mousavi, Seyedesmaeil ^a   Bossink, Bart A G ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Business ecosystem; Dynamic capabilities; Sustainability strategy; Sustainable innovation; System innovation

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; CIVIL AVIATION; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; INNOVATION STRATEGY; LONGITUDINAL CASE STUDY; SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES; SYSTEM INNOVATIONS; VALUE CHAINS;

COMPETITION;

EID: 85025707912     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.07.146     Document Type: Article

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