How user innovations become commercial products: A theoretical investigation and case study

Research Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1291-1313

  Baldwin, Carliss ^a   Hienerth, Christoph ^b   von Hippel, Eric ^c  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Department of International Economics and Management   (Austria)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communities; Dominant design; Industry evolution; Real options; User innovation

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ELECTRONIC COMMUNITIES; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCT DESIGN;

COMMUNITIES; DOMINANT DESIGN; INDUSTRY EVOLUTION; REAL OPTIONS; USER INNOVATION;

CONSUMER PRODUCTS;

EID: 33751010745     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2006.04.012     Document Type: Article

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