Perceived technology clusters and wonership of related technologies : the case of consumer electronics

F.J. Rijnsoever, van, C. Castaldi

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Abstract

We contribute to the understanding of how technologies may be perceived to be part of technology clusters. The value added of the paper is both at a theoretical and empirical level. We add to the theoretical understanding of technology clusters by distinguishing between clusters in perceptions and clusters in ownership and by proposing a mechanism to explain the existence of clusters. Our empirical analysis combines qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate clusters of consumer electronics for a sample of Dutch consumers. We find that perceived clusters in consumer electronics are mostly determined by functional linkages and that perceived technology clusters are good predictors of ownership clusters, but only for less widely diffused products.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationUtrecht
PublisherUtrecht University
Number of pages23
Publication statusPublished - 2008

Publication series

NameISU Working Paper
Volume#08.17

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