Technological innovation and complexity theory

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 137-155

  Frenken, Koen ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complex networks; Complexity; Fitness landscape; Innovation; Nk model; Percolation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744788087     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438590500141453     Document Type: Article

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