When innovations meet institutions: Edison and the design of the electric light

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 476-501

  Hargadon, Andrew B ^a   Douglas, Yellowlees ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035437929     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3094872     Document Type: Article

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