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Structure and Innovation
Author(s) -
Dunphy Steve,
Herbig Paul A.,
Palumbo Frederick A.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
strategic change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1099-1697
pISSN - 1086-1718
DOI - 10.1002/jsc.4240040304
Subject(s) - politics , set (abstract data type) , technological change , business , economic system , industrial organization , economics , political science , computer science , law , macroeconomics , programming language
The particular set of cultural attributes inherent within a given society heavily influences the technological sourcing of that society. Culture alone is insufficient to explain the differences seen between societies in their ability to source technological innovations. External forces such as the political and economic structure that surrounds the culture have considerable influence over a society's eventual innovative potential. This paper examines these structural influences and makes propositions about selected attributes' effects upon a society's innate ability to source technological innovations.