The innovation potential of new infrastructure development: An empirical study of Heathrow airport's T5 project

Research Policy

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 452-466

  Gil, Nuno ^a   Miozzo, Marcela ^a   Massini, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Innovation; Large socio technical systems; New infrastructure development; Projects; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT; INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT; INNOVATION POTENTIAL; MEGA PROJECTS; PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS; PROJECTS; SOCIOTECHNICAL SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

PROFITABILITY; TECHNOLOGY;

INNOVATION;

EID: 84855959801     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2011.10.011     Document Type: Article

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