Architectural Innovation: The Reconfiguration of Existing Product Technologies and the Failure of Established Firms

Rebecca M. Henderson; Kim B. Clark

doi:10.2307/2393549

journal article Mar 01, 1990

Architectural Innovation: The Reconfiguration of Existing Product Technologies and the Failure of Established Firms

Rebecca M. Henderson Kim B. Clark

Administrative Science Quarterly Vol. 35 No. 1 pp. 9 · JSTOR

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Published: Mar 01, 1990
Vol/Issue: 35(1)
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Rebecca M. Henderson, Kim B. Clark (1990). Architectural Innovation: The Reconfiguration of Existing Product Technologies and the Failure of Established Firms. Administrative Science Quarterly, 35(1), 9. https://doi.org/10.2307/2393549

Architectural Innovation: The Reconfiguration of Existing Product Technologies and the Failure of Established Firms

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