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    The Sources of Innovation

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    von Hippel, Eric
    Language
    English
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    Abstract
    This seminal book has become essential reading for students taking courses in technology management and innovation, and for managers who are responsible for strategic planning. The author shows how the initiative to innovate can come not only form a manufacturer, but also from suppliers, and customers. The author calls these lead users , and the term has come into the business lexicon. A video course based on the book was produced by the MIT TV department and has been distributed to many business schools. The Sources of Innovation has become essential to an understanding of how and where technological innovation takes place. For the first time, the book shows how the assumption that technological innovation is generated by manufacturers is inaccurate. Innovation takes place where it creates the most value, and that can be in a variety of locations, from suppliers to end users. Understanding this fact can facilitate the innovation process, leading to faster and better processes and products.
    URI
    https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/46053
    Keywords
    source of innovation; innovation
    Publisher
    Oxford University Press
    Publisher website
    https://global.oup.com/
    Publication date and place
    1988
    Classification
    Industrial applications of scientific research and technological innovation
    Pages
    221
    Rights
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    • This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 683680, 810640, 871069 and 964352.

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