Patterns of Learning in Dynamic Technological System Lifecycles—What Automotive Managers Can Learn from the Aerospace Industry?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Learning and Organizational Knowledge Bases
4. Technological Systems and Dynamics
5. Learning Patterns Due to Technological Complexity and Dynamics
6. Discussion of Results: What Automotive Managers Can Learn from the Aerospace Industry
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Guffarth, D.; Knappe, M. Patterns of Learning in Dynamic Technological System Lifecycles—What Automotive Managers Can Learn from the Aerospace Industry? J. Open Innov. Technol. Mark. Complex. 2019, 5, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc5010001
Guffarth D, Knappe M. Patterns of Learning in Dynamic Technological System Lifecycles—What Automotive Managers Can Learn from the Aerospace Industry? Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity. 2019; 5(1):1. https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc5010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuffarth, Daniel, and Mathias Knappe. 2019. "Patterns of Learning in Dynamic Technological System Lifecycles—What Automotive Managers Can Learn from the Aerospace Industry?" Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity 5, no. 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc5010001