TY  - JOUR
AB  - This paper deals with the characteristics of two basic elements for the study of innovation in the firm: the concept of technological innovation, which is defined as a flow magnitude; and the concept of technology, which is defined as a stock magnitude. The technological innovation process is characterized by: being of a continuous nature; being path dependent; being irreversible and being affected by uncertainty. Technology, as the main product of this innovation, has the properties of knowledge and is characterized by: having a large tacit component; being difficult to transfer; being assimilated by accumulation; and being partially appropriable. These characteristics are articulated in a series of propositions that could contribute to the establishment of a consistent ground for the study of the technological innovation management.
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
SN  - 1460-1060
DO  - 10.1108/14601060410565065
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/14601060410565065
AU  - Nieto Mariano
PY  - 2004
Y1  - 2004/01/01
TI  - Basic propositions for the study of the technological innovation process in the firm
T2  - European Journal of Innovation Management
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 314
EP  - 324
Y2  - 2024/09/20
ER  -