Integrating path dependency and path creation in a general understanding of path constitution

Meyer, Uli; Schubert, Cornelius

Integrating path dependency and path creation in a general understanding of path constitution

dc.contributor.author	Meyer, Uli	de
dc.contributor.author	Schubert, Cornelius	de
dc.date.accessioned	2010-02-24T12:03:27Z
dc.date.available	2010-02-24T12:03:27Z
dc.date.issued	2007-05	de
dc.description.abstract	Path dependency as it is described by Arthur and David portrays technological developments as historically embedded, emergent processes. In contrast, Garud and Karnøe's notion of path creation emphasises the role of strategic change and deliberate action for the development of new technologies. In this article, we integrate both concepts into a general understanding of path processes which accounts for emergent as well as deliberate modes of path constitution. In addition, we distinguish between three consecutive phases of technological path developments. Both conceptualisations are used to create an analytical grid against which empirical cases of path processes can be matched. Based on this general understanding, we further outline how concepts from science and technology studies and institutional theory can help to elaborate the role of deliberate action and emergence in the stabilisation of technological paths over time.	en
dc.identifier.issn	1861-3675	de
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2003/26756
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-978
dc.language.iso	en	de
dc.publisher	Technische Universität Dortmund	de
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Science, Technology & Innovation Studies	en
dc.subject.ddc	300	de
dc.subject.ddc	330	de
dc.title	Integrating path dependency and path creation in a general understanding of path constitution	en
dc.title.alternative	The role of agency and institutions in the stabilisation of technological innovations	en
dc.type	Text	de
dc.type.publicationtype	article	de
dcterms.accessRights	open access

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