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Beyond eco-efficiency: a resilience perspective

  1. Jouni Korhonen1,*,
  2. Thomas P. Seager2

Article first published online: 22 OCT 2008

DOI: 10.1002/bse.635

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Business Strategy and the Environment

Business Strategy and the Environment

Special Issue: Strategic Sustainability Management

Volume 17, Issue 7, pages 411–419, November 2008

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Korhonen, J. and Seager, T. P. (2008), Beyond eco-efficiency: a resilience perspective. Bus. Strat. Env., 17: 411–419. doi: 10.1002/bse.635

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  1. 1

    Âbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland

  2. 2

    Golisano Institute for Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA

*Akademi University, Turku, Finland, Biskopsgatan 8, FI-20500, Åbo, Finland

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  1. Issue published online: 22 OCT 2008
  2. Article first published online: 22 OCT 2008

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