Exploring the weak signals of starts-ups as a folksonomic system

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 321-332

  Glassey, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Folksonomy; Future trends; User driven categorisation; Weak signals; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FUTURE PROSPECT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; INTERNET; SIGNAL; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 67650905110     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: 14653990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537320902750632     Document Type: Article

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