Reconceptualising the co-evolution of firms-in-industries and their environments: Developing an inter-disciplinary Triple Embeddedness Framework

Research Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 261-277

  Geels, Frank W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appreciative theorising; Co evolution; Embeddedness; Grand societal challenges; Incumbent firms

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS;

APPRECIATIVE THEORISING; CO-EVOLUTION; EMBEDDEDNESS; GRAND SOCIETAL CHALLENGES; INCUMBENT FIRMS;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84891825915     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2013.10.006     Document Type: Article

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