Technological change can be understood in terms of technological evolution. Because of this evolutionary aspect, a number of scholars have made analogies between technological innovation and biological evolution (Ziman, 2000). As technological advancement has played a crucial role in industrial development, almost every nation is concerned with monitoring technological change. Technology polici...

The study examines the effects of environmental context (technological turbulence), industrial context (production technology routineness and product complexity), and organizational structure (formalization and decentralization) on customer involvement in product development and compares US and Chinese State-owned enterprise (SOE) manufacturers. The results show that customer involvement in pro...