Bricolage versus breakthrough: Distributed and embedded agency in technology entrepreneurship

Research Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 2 SPEC., 2003, Pages 277-300

  Garud, Raghu ^a   Karnøe, Peter ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breakthrough; Bricolage; Knowledge; Learning; Networks; Technology entrepreneurship

Indexed keywords

MOBILE DEVICES; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); WIND TURBINES;

BREAKTHROUGH; BRICOLAGE; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 0037307560     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(02)00100-2     Document Type: Article

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