From sectoral systems of innovation to socio-technical systems
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From sectoral systems of innovation to socio-technical systems : Insights about dynamics and change from sociology and institutional theory
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Research Policy
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0048-7333
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2004.01.015