Innovation Nirvana or Innovation Wasteland? Identifying commercialization strategies for small and medium renewable energy enterprises

Technovation

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-42

  Walsh, Philip R ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Commercialization; Innovation; Renewable energy enterprises; Renewable Energy Technology

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIALIZATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; EMERGING ECONOMIES; ENERGY POLICY MAKERS; K-MEANS CLUSTER ANALYSIS; MARKET ENVIRONMENT; MEMBER COUNTRIES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMERCE; ENERGY POLICY; INDUSTRY; TECHNOLOGY;

INNOVATION;

EID: 82455175362     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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