A theory of innovation for process-based innovations such as nanotechnology

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 583-594

  Linton, Jonathan D ^a   Walsh, Steven T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Materials and process industries; Nanotechnology; Process innovation; Product innovation

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

PROCESS INNOVATION; PROCESS-BASED PRODUCTS; SCHUMPETERIAN WAVE;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

INNOVATION; MODELING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARADIGM SHIFT; POLICY MAKING; PROCESSING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 44349183158     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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