The concept of a dominant design has taken on a quasi-paradigmatic status in analyses of
the link between technological and industrial dynamics. A review of the empirical literature …

Organization theorists, strategy scholars, economists, and historians of technology have all
highlighted the powerful role of technology in shaping organizational outcomes. It is by now …

While there is a scarcity of models for understanding technoн logical change, research from
multiple disciplines suggests several themes that help get inside the black box of technoн …

Researchers in technology and innovation, organization research, and product
standardization in economics have noted that innovations may become the dominant …

Abstract Setting technology standards is the route to market growth and to potentially
influencing the performance of a whole industry. When a market accepts a particular …

This paper explores the trajectories of three key technologies in Formula 1 racing at the
component, firm and system levels of analysis. The purpose is to gain an understanding of …

Scholars have long studied technology evolution. More recently, organizational theorists
have begun to explore the role of categories and their associated labels in industry …

How do technologies develop? This study proposes the theory of technological parasitism
that is based on the idea that parasite-host relationships between technologies and …

The evolution of technology is a central theme for management theory due to the
transformative effect of technological change on societies, markets, industries …

The purpose of this paper is to argue that the destiny of the firm is closely linked to the
evolution of product class in the industry and show that product‐class evolution is driven by …