@article{Luthje.2005,
	title = {User-Innovators and 'Local' Information: The Case of Mountain Biking},
	author = {Christian Lüthje and Cornelius Herstatt and Eric Von Hippel},
	journal = {Research Policy},
	number = {6},
	pages = {951-965},
	volume = {34},
	year = {2005},
	biburl = {http://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/20d819dc5edae3c5ee51f980a92ae46d9/callagialla},
	abstract = {Abstract: In a study of innovations developed by mountain bikers, we find that user-innovators almost always utilize “local” information – information already in their possession or generated by themselves – both to determine the need for and to develop the solutions for their innovations. We argue that this finding fits the economic incentives operating on users. Local need information will in general be the most relevant to user-innovators, since the bulk of their innovation-related rewards typically come from in-house use. User-innovators will increasingly tend to rely on local solution information as the stickiness of non-local solution information rises. When user-innovators do rely on local information, it may be possible to predict the general nature of the innovations they might develop. Copyright 2005 Elsevier Copyright of Research Policy is the property of Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts)
Abstract: In a study of innovations developed by mountain bikers, we find that user-innovators almost always utilize “local” information – information already in their possession or generated by themselves – both to determine the need for and to develop the solutions for their innovations. We argue that this finding fits the economic incentives operating on users. Local need information will in general be the most relevant to user-innovators, since the bulk of their innovation-related rewards typically come from in-house use. User-innovators will increasingly tend to rely on local solution information as the stickiness of non-local solution information rises. When user-innovators do rely on local information, it may be possible to predict the general nature of the innovations they might develop. Copyright 2005 Elsevier Copyright of Research Policy is the property of Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts)},
	keywords = {diss }
}