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- Lichtenthaler, Ulrich, et al.
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Retracted: Technology commercialization intelligence : organizational antecedents and performance consequences
- 2009
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Ingår i: Technological forecasting & social change. - : Elsevier BV. - 0040-1625 .- 1873-5509. ; 76:3, s. 301-315
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- External technology commercialization, e.g., by means of technology licensing, has recently gained in importance. Despite imperfections in technology markets, out-licensing constitutes a major technology commercialization channel. Although the identification of licensing opportunities represents a significant managerial challenge, prior research has relatively neglected these activities. Therefore, we develop the concept of ‘technology commercialization intelligence' (TCI), which refers to the observation of a firm's environment with particular focus on identifying technology licensing opportunities. Grounded in a dynamic capabilities perspective, we test five hypotheses regarding organizational antecedents and performance consequences of TCI, drawing on data from a survey of 152 companies. The empirical findings provide strong support for the importance of the TCI concept. The findings deepen our understanding of the discrepancies between successful pioneering firms active in technology licensing and many others being less successful. The results have major implications for technology exploitation in open innovation processes.
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- Frishammar, Johan, et al.
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Success factors for managing the fuzzy front end in non-assembled product development : findings from process-based firms
- 2009
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Ingår i: 16th International Product Development Management Conference. - : University of Twente.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The overall purpose of the article is to empirically identify success factors for managing the fuzzy front end during the development of non‐assembled products, as well as ranking their relative importance. By means of an exploratory case study, we probe existing front‐end practices in three firms within the metal‐ and minerals industry. Such a study is justifiable, as the specific contingency characteristics of process‐based companies make previous research results difficult to transfer. As mutual interdependences exist between product innovation and process innovation in such firms, we ground our thesis not only in the fuzzy front end (FFE) literature but also in the literature on managing process innovation (MPI). Among other things, our findings show that (1) several factors relevant to managing process innovation apply to the FFE for product development as well, e.g. investment in and integration of new process technology, product‐ and process innovation integration, and adequate relationships between labor and management. Furthermore, some factors (i.e. cross‐functionality, project management, early customer involvement, and culture) are paramount to make other factors work, and virtually no factor can be ignored completely.Our findings have major implications for how R&D m
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