Orphan innovation, or when path-creation goes stale: A design framework to characterise path-dependence in real time

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 603-616

  Agogué, Marine ^a   Le Masson, Pascal ^a   Robinson, Douglas K R ^a,b  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b TeQnode   (France)

Author keywords

C K theory; orphan innovation; path creation; path dependence

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; INNOVATION; MANAGEMENT; REAL TIME; THEORY;

EID: 84863593155     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: 14653990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537325.2012.693672     Document Type: Article

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