Diversity in patterns of industry evolution: How an intrapreneurial regime contributed to the emergence of the service robot industry

Research Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1716-1729

  Lechevalier, Sébastien ^a   Nishimura, Junichi ^b   Storz, Cornelia ^c  

^a ÉCOLE DES HAUTES ÉTUDES EN SCIENCES SOCIALES   (France)

^b GAKUSHUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Intrapreneurship; Japanese innovation system; New industries; Robot technology

Indexed keywords

MOBILE ROBOTS;

ENTREPRENEURSHIP; INNOVATION SYSTEM; INTRAPRENEURSHIPS; NEW INDUSTRY; ROBOT TECHNOLOGY;

ROBOTS;

EID: 84927691043     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2014.07.012     Document Type: Article

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