Components, systems and discontinuities: The case of magnetic recording and playback equipment

Research Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1192-1202

  Funk, Jeffery ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Components; Magnetic recording; Playback equipment; Systems; Technological discontinuities; Tradeoffs; Utility curves; Utility trajectory

Indexed keywords

COMPONENTS; PLAYBACK EQUIPMENT; SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGICAL DISCONTINUITIES; TRADEOFFS; UTILITY CURVES; UTILITY TRAJECTORY;

DESIGN; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC TAPE; MAGNETISM; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

MAGNETIC RECORDING;

EID: 67649920924     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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