Can behavioural biases in choice under novelty explain innovation failures?

Prometheus: Critical Studies in Innovation

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-148

  Potts, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEURISTICS; INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; UNCERTAINTY ROLE;

EID: 77955201852     PISSN: 08109028     EISSN: 14701030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08109028.2010.496234     Document Type: Article

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