User-Innovation: Barriers to Democratization and IP Licensing

by Viktor Braun and Cornelius Herstatt

Book Overview

Economic growth is highly dependent on technological progress and innovation, yet the sources from which these innovations originate are still largely misunderstood and untapped. Recent research has demonstrated that users, rather than manufacturers, are often a critical source of innovation in numerous fields from extreme sports to medical devices to software. This book systematically identifies the most important barriers to user-innovation and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138994006
• ISBN13: 9781138994003
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"