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Are firm behaviour and organization related to the specific technological environment in which firms are operating? The now enormous literature on technology strategy and organization has provided a large number of contributions in the field of business strategy, organizational theory, economics and business history.
We thank Paolo Barbanti. Marco Filauro and Salvatore Torrisi for advice and assistance. Research for this paper received financial support by Italian CNR.
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Malerba, F., Orsenigo, L. (1996). Technological Regimes and Firm Behaviour. In: Dosi, G., Malerba, F. (eds) Organization and Strategy in the Evolution of the Enterprise. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13389-5_3
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