The economic implications of exaptation

Journal of Evolutionary Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-84

  Dew, Nicholas ^a   Sarasvathy, S D ^b   Venkataraman, S ^c  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Entrepreneurship; Evolution; Exaptation; Knightian uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0742306137     PISSN: 09369937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00191-003-0180-x     Document Type: Article

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