Actor-network theory to understand, track and succeed in a sustainable innovation development process

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 225, Issue , 2019, Pages 524-540

  Aka, Kadia Georges ^a  

^a Universite Sainte Anne   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actor network theory; Process view; Socio technical analysis; Socio technical graph; Sustainability; Sustainable innovation; Translation process

Indexed keywords

MANAGERS; NETWORK THEORY (GRAPHS); SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ACTOR NETWORK THEORY; MANAGERIAL PRACTICES; ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT; PARALLEL ASSOCIATION; PROCESS VIEW; SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISE; SOCIOTECHNICAL; TRANSLATION PROCESS;

GRAPH THEORY;

EID: 85064189674     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.351     Document Type: Article

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