Architectural Innovation: The Reconfiguration of Existing Product Technologies and the Failure of Established Firms
Administrative Science QuarterlyPublished 1 March 1990Open access
Rebecca Henderson, Kim B. Clark
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Rebecca M. Henderson, Kim B. Clark, Architectural Innovation: The Reconfiguration of Existing Product Technologies and the Failure of Established Firms, Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 35, No. 1, Special Issue: Technology, Organizations, and Innovation (Mar., 1990), pp. 9-30
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