Complementarities and competition: Unpacking the drivers of entrants' technology choices in the solar photovoltaic industry

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 416-436

  Kapoor, Rahul ^a   Furr, Nathan R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business ecosystem; Capabilities; Complementary assets; Entry; Industry evolution

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM; CAPABILITIES; COMPLEMENTARY ASSETS; ENTRY; INDUSTRY EVOLUTION;

COMPETITION;

EID: 84921838948     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2223     Document Type: Article

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