Comparing evolutionary dynamics across different national settings: The case of the synthetic dye industry, 1857-1914

Journal of Evolutionary Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 177-205

  Murmann, Johann Peter ^a   Homburg, Ernst ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comparative industry evolution; Institutional analysis; Longitudinal dataset of firms and plants; Technological innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035644125     PISSN: 09369937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00003863     Document Type: Article

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