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1. Introduction: Innovation for Sustainability

Authors : Nancy Bocken, Paavo Ritala, Laura Albareda, Robert Verburg

Published in: Innovation for Sustainability

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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This chapter introduces the background, aims, contents, and implications of the edited collection “Innovation for Sustainability: Business Transformations Towards a Better World”.

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Title: Introduction: Innovation for Sustainability
Authors: Nancy Bocken
Paavo Ritala
Laura Albareda
Robert Verburg
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Innovation for Sustainability
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-97384-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-97385-2

Copyright Year: 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97385-2_1