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Transition to the circular economy: the story of four case companies

Patricia van Loona Chalmers Industriteknik, Göteborg, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Luk N. Van Wassenhoveb INSEAD, Fontainebleau, FranceView further author information
Pages 3415-3422 | Received 25 Nov 2019, Accepted 21 Mar 2020, Published online: 06 Apr 2020

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