Understanding Technology and Industry Emergence: A Qualitative Study of the Fuel Cell Industry

This research empirically examines the Aldrich and Fiol (1994) model of industry creation to assess the cognitive and sociopolitical factors at the organizational, intra-industry and inter-industry levels that influence emerging technologies and industries. We employ a qualitative research methodology in the context of the emerging hydrogen-fuel cell industry. We find that firms build cognitive and sociopolitical legitimacy by simultaneously...