Comparing business and household sector innovation in consumer products: Findings from a representative study in the United Kingdom

Management Science

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1669-1681

  Von Hippel, Eric ^a   De Jong, Jeroen P J ^b,c   Flowers, Stephen ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c EIM Group   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer innovation; Measurement; Research and development; User innovation

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER GOODS; EFFECT SIZE; HOUSEHOLD SECTORS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM; PRODUCT INNOVATION; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; USER INNOVATION;

INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; MEASUREMENTS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

CONSUMER PRODUCTS;

EID: 84866395396     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1110.1508     Document Type: Review

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