Discontinuous innovation capability accumulation in latecomer natural resource-processing firms

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1090-1108

  Figueiredo, Paulo N ^a  

^a FUNDAÇÃO GETÚLIO VARGAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Disruptive innovation; Innovation capability; Latecomer firms; Multiple case study; Natural resources; Technological trajectory

Indexed keywords

CAPABILITY BUILDING; DEVELOPING ECONOMIES; DISCONTINUOUS INNOVATION; DISRUPTIVE INNOVATIONS; HIGH DEGREE OF VARIABILITY; INNOVATION CAPABILITY; INNOVATION STRATEGY; INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCE; LATECOMER FIRMS; METHODOLOGICAL CONTRIBUTIONS; PAPER FIRMS; PROCESSING INDUSTRY;

AGRICULTURE; INNOVATION; RESEARCH; TRAJECTORIES;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

FIRM SIZE; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; NATURAL RESOURCE; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

ASIA; BRAZIL;

EID: 77955054442     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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