General Purpose Technology

General purpose technologies (GPT) are characterized by pervasiveness, innovation spawning, and scope for improvement. They play the role of enabling technologies, thereby opening up new opportunities rather than offering complete, final solutions. Their emergence affects firms' ...

  • Loading...
locked icon

Sign in to access this content

Get a 30 day FREE TRIAL

  • Watch videos from a variety of sources bringing classroom topics to life
  • Read modern, diverse business cases
  • Explore hundreds of books and reference titles