A structural approach to assessing innovation: Construct development of innovation locus, type, and characteristics

Management Science

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1103-1122

  Gatignon, Hubert ^a,b   Tushman, Michael L ^a   Smith, Wendy ^b   Anderson, Philip ^b  

^a INSEAD   (France)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Competence acquisition; Competence destroying; Competence enhancing; Technological innovation

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; INDUSTRY; MARKETING; MODERNIZATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SALES; TECHNOLOGY;

COMPETENCE ACQUISITION; COMPETENCE DESTROYING; COMPETENCE ENHANCING; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE;

EID: 0036755968     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.48.9.1103.174     Document Type: Article

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