Finding Commercially Attractive User Innovations: A Test of Lead-User Theory

Firms and governments are increasingly interested in learning to exploit the value of lead-user innovations for commercial advantage. Improvements to lead-user theory are needed to inform and to guide these efforts. The present study empirically tests and confirms the basic tenets of lead-user theor...

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Main Authors: Franke, Nikolaus, von Hippel, Eric, Schreier, Martin
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2006
Online Access:http://epub.wu.ac.at/4708/1/Franke_Hippel_Schreier_2006_JPIM_Finding%2Dcommercially%2Dattractive%2Duser%2Dinnovations.pdf
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5885.2006.00203.x