Recent years have seen the emergence of a paradigm of low-cost innovations targeted at economically weaker sections of the society, seeking to align business with social welfare. In many instances, results on the ground have been, however, rather sobering as firms have generally worried that...

1.Setting the Scene: The Changing Innovation Landscape -- 2.Developing Countries and Innovation: Innovation Opportunities Spread Globally -- 3.Exploring Opportunities for Global Innovation: Contribution of the Lead Market Strategy -- 4.Growing Demand for Affordable Solutions: India as an...

Abstract (French): L'objectif de ce document de travail est double: Premièrement, nous évaluons l'impact probable de la crise Corona sur les choix économiques et sociétaux des personnes, notamment en ce qui concerne la simplicité volontaire. Deuxièmement, nous contextualisons l'impact de...

In January 2007, a joint research project on "India's Innovation System: Exploring the Strengths" was launched by the Institute of Technology and Management at Hamburg University of Technology in cooperation with the East-West Center. The elements and inherent strengths and weaknesses of India's...

In der wissenschaftlichen Literatur zum Innovationsmanagement - wie in der betrieblichen Praxis der Neuproduktentwicklung - wird der Einsatz von innovativen Analogien als ein vielversprechender Ansatz gesehen, denn hierdurch kann bereits bestehendes Wissen zur Lösung von Problemstellungen, die...

Neben der anscheinend hohen, praktischen Relevanz wird zur Zeit die Frage diskutiert, ob frugale Innovation ein eigenständiges, betriebswirtschaftliches Innovations-Konzept rechtfertigt, welches sich markant von anderen, bekannten Ansätzen bzw. einer generellen "Low cost"-Strategie eines...

Purpose – The purpose of the present study is to assess India's potential as a lead market for cost‐effective frugal innovations. This is of special interest since lead markets have traditionally existed in economically highly developed countries, whereas developing countries have faced...

Technology Market Intermediaries (TMI) are currently emerging on the markets for technologies attempting torealize business opportunities and facilitate the technology and IP transactions supporting firms and othermarkets actors (e.g. universities). They aim to support open innovation,...