Indicators of discontinuous technological change: An exploratory study of two discontinuities in the machine tool industry

R and D Management

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-126

  Ehrnberg, Ellinor ^a   Jacobsson, Staffan ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0031527848     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9310.00048     Document Type: Article

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