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ERIC Number: EJ384527
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Reference Count: 0
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The Social Shaping of Industrial Innovations.
Vergragt, Philip J.
Social Studies of Science, v18 n3 p483-513 Aug 1988
Investigates the choice processes within innovation processes in industrial research laboratories. Develops a conceptual framework for the analysis of the processes through two case studies. Discusses the potential of the framework both for enriching the analysis and for enhancing social influences over industrial research. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Industry, Laboratories, Research, Research and Development, Research Projects, Research Utilization, Science and Society, Science Laboratories, Scientific Enterprise, Scientific Personnel, Social Influences, Technological Advancement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers; Policymakers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Netherlands
Note: Journal availability: SAGE Publications Ltd., 28 Banner Street, London EC1Y 8QE, UK.