specific needs of targeted markets. All these developments are leading to the “globalization of innovation”. Based on recent … reference model for chances and challenges of global innovation activities. …

Securing access to “lead markets” is generally regarded as a key driver for the increasing globalization of innovation … chance of uncertainty reduction for in the innovation process of firms. Lead markets are generally defined in terms of …

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 …

User innovation is a broadly discussed phenomenon in the context of open innovation which describes, for instance, the … field of lead users and user innovation, scientific literature provides only a few insights into how barriers are … research into the effects of user innovation barriers on user-generated products, and how user innovators' personal …

their product to market. Our findings show that these innovation opportunities were mostly recognized during time … cases, the innovation had significant impacts on the quality of lives of the patients and, in case of caregivers, on both … ailment. This finding on innovation's social component complements current research on lead-users, as the solution of one …