]> BibSonomy publications for /bibtex/131dfe5d8349abeb6497a03fcf80fdbb6 http://www.bibsonomy.org/burst/bibtex/131dfe5d8349abeb6497a03fcf80fdbb6 BibSonomy BuRST Feed for /bibtex/131dfe5d8349abeb6497a03fcf80fdbb6 2008-08-21T08:11:25+02:00 How User Innovations Become Commercial Products: A Theoretical Investigation and Case Study http://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/20fcba33c2daf09c070e0cc81873c75e8/callagialla callagialla 2008-03-20T21:01:58+01:00 diss
How User Innovations Become Commercial Products: A Theoretical Investigation and Case Study
Carliss Baldwin and Christoph Hienerth and Eric Von Hippel Research Policy 35 1291-1313 (2006)
to diss by callagialla on 2008-03-20 21:01:58 ]]> Research Policy91291-1313How User Innovations Become Commercial Products: A Theoretical Investigation and Case Study352006diss 2008-03-20 21:01:58.0Abstract: In this paper we model the pathways commonly traversed as user innovations are transformed into commercial products. First, one or more users recognize a new set of design possibilities and begin to innovate. They then join into communities, motivated by the increased efficiency of collective innovation. User-manufacturers then emerge, using high-variable/low-capital cost production methods. Finally, as user innovation slows, the market stabilizes enough for high-capital, low-variable cost manufacturing to enter. We test the model against the history of the rodeo kayak industry and find it supported. We discuss implications for “dominant design” theory and for innovation practice. Copyright 2006 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 this paper we model the pathways commonly traversed as user innovations are transformed into commercial products. First, one or more users recognize a new set of design possibilities and begin to innovate. They then join into communities, motivated by the increased efficiency of collective innovation. User-manufacturers then emerge, using high-variable/low-capital cost production methods. Finally, as user innovation slows, the market stabilizes enough for high-capital, low-variable cost manufacturing to enter. We test the model against the history of the rodeo kayak industry and find it supported. We discuss implications for “dominant design” theory and for innovation practice. Copyright 2006 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)