The source of innovation

Author: Erik von Hippel
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: The traditional view holds that technological innovation is primarily carried out by manufacturers. Manufacturers recognize the demand for new products in the market, then proceed with product development, and launch the product into the market. This book challenges this conventional notion, arguing that the main actors of technological innovation vary across different industries. In many industries, users and suppliers are the innovators.