The phenomenon of frugal innovation, as characterized by "affordable excellence", is experiencing increasing acceptance … businesses and fail to comprehend the importance of frugal innovation. They would be well advised to retain their focus on … innovation approaches. Instead of focusing on delivering "more for more for few" they should rather continue to focus on …

Our study focuses on the question, whether users should be intensively involved in the innovation process of radical … question arises, whether users play a productive role in the innovation process of radical innovations at all, or if their … contributions might even be counterproductive. To gain a better understanding for the users' role in radical innovation and to …

-end-related activities in 28 innovation projects carried out by 14 German and 13 Japanese companies to reduce project uncertainty. In all … innovation management in both the German and Japanese companies. We interviewed managers of 13 Japanese and 14 German enterprises … end" ;, activities and typical deliverables in the innovation process which might be affected by front end management …

28 innovation projects in German and Japanese companies. We further reveal differences in the practice of innovation …

"Close orientation with the market is essential for innovation success!" Although both academics and market research … innovation strategies. Due to their focus on what is currently on offer in the marketplace, customers primarily demand small … für radikale Innovationen erarbeitet werden können. -- Produktentwicklung ; Produktinnovation ; Marktforschung ; Lead User …

In a study of New Product Development (NPD) projects, the fuzzy front end of innovation is explored. The New Product …

-driven innovations are especially successful when firms seek recourse to open global innovation networks (OGINs) for collaborative … development in all phases of the innovation value chain. -- frugal innovations ; bottom of the pyramid ; lead markets ; open … innovation ; global innovation ; India ; open global innovation networks ; innovation systems …

In der wissenschaftlichen Literatur zum Innovationsmanagement - wie in der betrieblichen Praxis der … frugaler Produktentwicklung anhand ausgewählter Fallstudien und können feststellen, dass gerade frugale Innovationen besonders …