Technological speciation: Navigating new needs through trial and error – A rifle case study
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Keywords
Path dependency; Product phylogenetic tree; Technological speciation; Trial and error;All these keywords.
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- O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
- O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
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