conducted in the field of medical technology. Five radical innovation projects were selected including medical robots and … able to significantly improve their radical innovative capability. The paper contributes to technology and innovation … management research in two ways. First, by exploring critical user characteristics for distinct phases of the radical innovation …

Manufacturers usually benefit by dividing their innovation processes into distinct phases in order to ensure that the …

are assessed and effects of innovation-relevant resources and contextual factors on the innovative outcomes are examined … the BoP. Finally, user innovation research from developed markets appears not to be entirely transferable to subsistence …Phenomenological background for the BoP (base of the pyramid) -- Conceptual foundations of user innovation -- Research …

chain of an emerging new product and how they contribute to innovation. Further, user innovation success in the market is … studies in the healthcare sector have shown that healthcare professionals are an important source of innovation. Yet, to date …