This volume presents selected contributions from the 2018 conference of the International Schumpeter Society (ISS). The selected chapters in this volume reflect the state-of-the-art of Schumpeterian economics dedicated to the three conference topics innovation, catch-up, and sustainability....

Firms regularly collaborate with customers in new product development (NPD). Research showed that a customer’s lead userness is related with the development of products that are commercially more attractive and generate higher revenues. We contribute to lead user research in a...