Path dependence as a political construct, the disruptive influence of technology and Japanese aerospace

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 367-379

  McGuire, Steve ^a   Fai, Felicia ^a   Ozaki, Toshiya ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b RIKKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japanese aerospace industry; Path dependence; Technological trajectories

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY;

BOEING 787; JAPANESE FIRMS; PATH DEPENDENCE; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; WING DESIGN;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING;

EID: 77951453048     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2010.032682     Document Type: Article

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