Why are some independent inventors 'heroes' and others 'hobbyists'? The moderating role of technological diversity and specialization

Research Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 243-254

  Lettl, Christopher ^a   Rost, Katja ^b   von Wartburg, Iwan ^c  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diversity; Independent inventor; Specialization; Technological progress

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT;

DIVERSITY; INDEPENDENT INVENTOR; LOW DEGREES; MARGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS; MEDICAL EQUIPMENTS; SPECIALIZATION; TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE; TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS; TECHNOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCES; TENNIS RACKETS;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 59649085751     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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