How do latecomer firms capture value from disruptive technologies a secondary business-model innovation perspective

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-62

  Wu, Xiaobo ^a   Ma, Rufei ^b   Shi, Yongjiang ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business model innovation; Competitive advantage; Disruptive technology; Emerging economy; Latecomer firm

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS-MODEL INNOVATION; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY; EMERGING ECONOMIES; LATECOMER FIRMS;

COMPETITION; TECHNOLOGY;

INNOVATION;

EID: 76249112329     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2009.2033045     Document Type: Article

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