Inter-generational transitions in socio-technical systems: The case of mobile communications

Research Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 382-392

  Ansari, Shahzad ^a   Garud, Raghu ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collateral technologies; Mobile communications; S curve; Socio technical system; Technological transitions

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; TECHNOLOGY; TIME SERIES;

COLLATERAL TECHNOLOGIES; MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; S-CURVE; SOCIO-TECHNICAL SYSTEM; TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSITIONS;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 59649129986     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2008.11.009     Document Type: Article

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