Paradigm-changing vs. paradigm-deepening innovation: How firm scope influences firm technological response to shocks

Organization Science

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 653-669

  Ahuja, Gautam ^a   Lampert, Curba Morris ^b   Tandon, Vivek ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Evolutionary approaches; Innovation; Shocks; Technological change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901299442     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2013.0867     Document Type: Article

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