A sociotechnical approach to the innovation of a network technology in the public sector — the introduction of smart homes in West Lothian

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 72-90

  Kinder, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Innovation; Pricing; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986098047     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14601060010322284     Document Type: Article

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