Entrepreneurship in technological systems : the development of mobile telephony in Sweden

Detta är en avhandling från Stockholm : Economic Research Institute, Stockholm School of Economics (EFI)

Författare: Bengt G. Mölleryd; Handelshögskolan I Stockholm.; [1999]

Nyckelord: Social Sciences Economics and Business Business Administration; Samhällsvetenskap Ekonomi och näringsliv Företagsekonomi; Entreprenuership; Innovation; Mobile telephony; Mobility; Technological systems; Users; Entreprenörskap-- Sverige; Telekommunikationsindustri-- Sverige; SOCIAL SCIENCES Business and economics Business studies; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP Ekonomi Företagsekonomi;

Sammanfattning: This dissertation relates and analysis the development of the Swedish mobile telephone industry from 1950-98. Based on a research of entrepreneurial theories three forms of entrepreneurship are formulated, the individual as entrepreneur, the company as entrepreneur, and the network as entrepreneur. The mobile telephone industry is seen as a technological system incorporating a broad spectrum of participants, and the account analysis how the entrepreneurs carry out different types of innovations. It starts out as a technical project, with market related innovations becoming a greater force in the final phase. The source of entrepreneurship varies over time and the individual plays a significant role early on while the network becomes of a greater importance as the system develops.

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