Predicting the market evolution of computers: Was the revolution really unforeseen

Technology in Society

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-16

  Schnaars, Steven P ^a   Carvalho, Sergio ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Computers; Forecasting; Market evolution; Prediction

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

MARKET EVOLUTION;

COMPUTERS;

FORECASTING METHOD; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; PREDICTION;

EID: 0942299844     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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