Fast-follower industrial dynamics: The case of Taiwan's emergent solar photovoltaic industry

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 177-202

  Mathews, John A ^a,b   Hu, Mei Chih ^b   Wu, Ching Yan ^c  

^a LUISS UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Catch up industrial dynamics; Fast follower strategy; Renewable energy; Solar photovoltaic industry; Taiwan; Technology leverage

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; SOLAR POWER;

TAIWAN;

EID: 79851477287     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662716.2011.541104     Document Type: Article

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