Persistence of product innovation: Comparing breakthrough and incremental product innovation

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 369-385

  Clausen, Tommy Høyvarde ^a   Pohjola, Mikko ^b,c  

^a NORDLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

econometric; evolutionary economics and technology; innovation studies; path dependency

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; INNOVATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84875824712     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: 14653990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537325.2013.774344     Document Type: Article

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