Commercializing technological innovation: Learning from failures in high-tech markets

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 437-454

  Chiesa, Vittorio ^a   Frattini, Federico ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE; CUSTOMER ACCEPTANCE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; HIGH-TECH PRODUCTS; HIGH-TECHNOLOGY; HISTORICAL ANALYSIS; INNOVATION MANAGEMENT; INNOVATION PROCESS; INTER-FIRM RELATIONSHIPS; LEARNING FROM FAILURES; MANAGEMENT THEORY; MARKET FAILURES; MARKETING MANAGER; MULTIPLAYERS; NETWORK SUPPORT; NEW PRODUCT; NINTENDO; PALM PILOT; PRODUCT CONFIGURATION; RADICAL INNOVATION; SYSTEMIC INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION PROCESS; WALKMAN;

COMMERCE; DECISION MAKING; SALES; USER INTERFACES;

INNOVATION;

EID: 79955823834     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2011.00818.x     Document Type: Article

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