The geographic origins of radical technological paradigms: A configurational study

Research Policy

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 311-327

  Gilbert, Brett Anitra ^a   Campbell, Joanna Tochman ^b  

^a RUTGERS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuel cells; Geography; Qualitative comparative analysis; Radical technologies; Technology emergence

Indexed keywords

FUZZY SETS; SAMPLING;

EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES; FUZZY SET QUALITATIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; QUALITATIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENTS;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 84920699779     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2014.08.006     Document Type: Article

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