The power of integrality: Linkages between product architecture, innovation, and industry structure

Research Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1296-1316

  Fixson, Sebastian K ^a   Park, Jin Kyu ^b  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Intra industry heterogeneity; Modularity; Strategy; Technological change

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURE; CHAINS; INDUSTRY; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS; TECHNOLOGY;

ARCHITECTURAL INNOVATION; CASE STUDIES; INDUSTRY STRUCTURES; INTRA-INDUSTRY HETEROGENEITY; MODULARITY; NEW DESIGN; OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT; PRODUCT ARCHITECTURE; PRODUCT MODULARITY; STRATEGY; SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGNS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES;

COMPETITION;

EID: 48949094072     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2008.04.026     Document Type: Article

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