Networks, knowledge, and niches: Competition in the worldwide semiconductor industry, 1984-1991

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 659-689

  Podolny, Joel M ^a   Stuart, Toby E ^b   Hannan, Michael T ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTIONAL APPROACH; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; TECHNOLOGICAL NICHE;

EID: 0030366821     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/230994     Document Type: Article

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