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| Category |
EXECUTIVE SKILLS
STRATEGY
BUSINESS
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| Abstract |
INNOVATION IS RAPIDLY BECOMING DEMOCRATIZED . USERS, AIDED BY IMPROVEMENTS IN COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, INCREASINGLY CAN DEVELOP THEIR OWN NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. THESE INNOVATING USERS- BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND FIRMS- OFTEN FREELY SHARE THEIR INNOVATIONS WITH OTHERS , CREATING USER- INNOVATION COMMUNITIES AND A RICH INTELLECTUAL COMMONS. IN DEMOCRATIZING INNOVATION , ERIC VON HIPPEL LOOKS CLOSELY AT THIS EMERGING SYSTEM OF USER- CONTERED INNOVATION. HE EXPLAINS WHY AND WHEN USERS FIND IT PROFITABLE TO DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR THEMSELVES, AND WHY IT OFTEN PAYS USERS TO REVEAL THEIR INNOVATIONS FREELY FOR THE USE OF ALL.
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| ISBN |
0262720477
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| Author(s) |
HIPPEL, ERIC VON
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| Credits |
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| Edition |
1ST ED.
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| Year |
2006
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| Publisher |
MIT PRESS
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| Type |
BOOK
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| Keywords |
BUSINESS POLICY AND STRATEGY, EXECUTIVE SKILLS
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| Language |
English |
| Collation |
204 P., 20 CM.
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