An empirical test for general purpose technology: An examination of the Cohen-Boyer rDNA technology

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 249-275

  Feldman, Maryann P ^a   Yoon, Ji Woong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARITY; DNA; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84859055580     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtr040     Document Type: Article

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