Exaptation and emerging degeneracy in innovation processes

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-21

  Bonifati, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

adaptation; degeneracy; exaptation; innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872411647     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438599.2012.689674     Document Type: Article

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