Interfirm networks in periods of technological turbulence and stability

Research Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1666-1680

  De Vaan, Mathijs ^a  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Industry evolution; Social networks; Technological change; Videogames

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); TURBULENCE;

INDUSTRY EVOLUTION; PATH-DEPENDENT PROCESS; SURVIVAL PROBABILITIES; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGICAL REGIME; TECHNOLOGICAL TURBULENCES; VIDEO GAME; VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 84927690341     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2014.07.007     Document Type: Article

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