Sustainability Beyond Technology
Philosophy, Critique, and Implications for Human Organization
Inbunden, Engelska, 2021
Av Pasi Heikkurinen, Toni Ruuska, University of Helsinki) Heikkurinen, Pasi (Senior Lecturer in Management, Senior Lecturer in Management, University of Helsinki) Ruuska, Toni (Postdoctoral Researcher, Postdoctoral Researcher
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2021-03-29
- Mått160 x 240 x 26 mm
- Vikt598 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor318
- FörlagOUP OXFORD
- ISBN9780198864929