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Technological paradigms and technological trajectories: A suggested interpretation of the determinants and directions of technical change

Giovanni Dosi
- 01 Jun 1982 - 
- Vol. 11, Iss: 3, pp 147-162
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In this article, the authors propose a model to account for both continuous changes and discontinuities in technological innovation, and define the process of selection of new technological paradigms among a greater set of notionally possible ones.
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This article is published in Research Policy.The article was published on 1982-06-01. It has received 5460 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Technological transitions & Technology dynamics.

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Profiting from technological innovation: Implications for integration, collaboration, licensing and public policy

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explain why innovating firms often fail to obtain significant economic returns from an innovation, while customers, imitators and other industry participants be- nefit.
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Sectoral patterns of technical change: Towards a taxonomy and a theory

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe and explain sectoral patterns of technical change as revealed by data on about 2000 significant innovations in Britain since 1945, which can be explained by sources of technology, requirements of users, and possibilities for appropriation.
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Sources, Procedures, and Microeconomic Effects of Innovation

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Making knowledge the basis of a dynamic theory of the firm

TL;DR: A multitype epistemology is begun which admits both the pre- and subconscious modes of human knowing and, reframing the concept of the cognizing individual, the collective knowledge of social groups, to help managers discover their place in the firm as a dynamic knowledge-based activity system.
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

TL;DR: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions as discussed by the authors is a seminal work in the history of science and philosophy of science, and it has been widely cited as a major source of inspiration for the present generation of scientists.
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The theory of economic development

TL;DR: Buku ini memberikan infmasi tentang aliran melingkar kehidupan ekonomi sebagaimana dikondisikan oleh keadaan tertentu, fenomena fundamental dari pembangunan EKonomi, kredit, laba wirausaha, bunga atas modal, and siklus bisnis as mentioned in this paper.
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Economic Welfare and the Allocation of Resources for Invention

TL;DR: In this article, the determination of optimal resource allocation for invention will depend on the technological characteristics of the invention process and the nature of the market for knowledge, which is interpreted broadly as the production of knowledge.
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How technological trajectories are shaped by, and influence, their economic environment?

The paper does not provide a direct answer to the question. The word "economic" is mentioned in the paper, but it is not specifically discussed in relation to how technological trajectories are shaped or influenced by it. The paper primarily focuses on the interplay between technological paradigms, scientific advances, institutional variables, and unsolved difficulties in established technological paths.