Discussion of "market pull" versus "technology push" approaches in the field of busi-ness innovation research has followed a certain trend. The empirical research under-taken until now has been concerned in particular with the question of how each of these approaches differently influence the...

Grundlagen der Untersuchung der frühen Phasen Herleitung des Untersuchungsmodells der frühen Phasen Durchführung der empirischen Untersuchung der frühen Phasen Deskriptive Befunde Kausalanalytische Untersuchung

The study presents a longitudinal examination about dynamics and consequences of fit and misfit between formally ascribed design interfaces and informal communication networks in two large multi-institutional product development collaborations in space industry. Findings: (1) formally ascribed...

Purpose – To provide first insights into under which conditions innovative users start entrepreneurial activities and finally become manufacturers themselves. Design/methodology/approach – Concrete innovation projects were chosen as the unit of analysis and a multi‐case comparison...

Despite a substantial body of research investigating the market significance of inventions by independent inventors, relatively little attention has been devoted to understanding their technological significance. A recent study conducted by [Dahlin, K., Taylor, M., Fichman, M., 2004. Today's...