Before revision: Yet, in their 1973 work, Suarez and Utterback reference the 1975 paper as the source of the concept of 'Dominant design' David Teece, of later fame for the theory of dynamic capabilities, overtly develops the concept of dominant design in his 1984 paper on Profiting from technological innovation, in which he acknowledges the contribution of Utterback and Abernathy in their conceptual treatment of the evolution of technology in an industry.
After revision: Yet, in their 1993 work, Suarez and Utterback reference the 1975 paper as the source of the concept of 'Dominant design' David Teece, of later fame for the theory of dynamic capabilities, overtly develops the concept of dominant design in his 1984 paper on Profiting from technological innovation, in which he acknowledges the contribution of Utterback and Abernathy in their conceptual treatment of the evolution of technology in an industry.