Process-based vs. product-based innovation: Value creation by nanotech ventures

Technovation

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 179-192

  Maine, Elicia ^a   Lubik, Sarah ^b   Garnsey, Elizabeth ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Generic technology; Nanomaterials; Nanotechnology; Process based innovation; Radical innovation; Technology commercialization; Value creation; Value networks

Indexed keywords

GENERIC TECHNOLOGY; RADICAL INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION; VALUE CREATION; VALUE NETWORK;

TECHNOLOGY;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84857362125     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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