Technological competencies and product's evolutionary dynamics a case study from the aero-engine industry

Research Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1261-1276

  Prencipe, Andrea ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

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EID: 0000703036     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(96)00900-6     Document Type: Article

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