Exploring the market for breakthrough technologies

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1788-1804

  Roland Ortt, J ^a   Langley, David J ^b   Pals, Nico ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breakthrough technology; Futures research; Market potential; Market research

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY; MARKET POTENTIAL;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

FUTURE PROSPECT; MARKET CONDITIONS; RESEARCH WORK; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 36248955033     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2007.05.009     Document Type: Article

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