Demand articulation in emerging technologies: Intermediary user organisations as co-producers?

被引:78
作者
Boon, Wouter P. C. [1 ]
Moors, Ellen H. M. [1 ]
Kuhlmann, Stefan [1 ]
Smits, Ruud E. H. M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Utrecht, Fac Geosci, Innovat Studies Grp, Copernicus Inst Sustainable Dev & Innovat, NL-3584 CS Utrecht, Netherlands
关键词
User involvement; Intermediary organisations; Demand articulation; Emerging technology; INNOVATION; EMERGENCE; SOCIOLOGY;
D O I
10.1016/j.respol.2010.09.006
中图分类号
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
User involvement is assumed to be beneficial to innovation processes. Intermediary user organisations contribute to articulating societal demands for innovations. However, the learning processes inside these organisations are still not understood well. Therefore, this paper empirically investigates intermediaries using an event history approach. It yields characteristic learning mechanisms, e.g. concerning the management of expectations or actively building a case. If intermediaries overcome challenges regarding positioning, representation and the level of proactivity, they can play a precarious role in demand articulation in the context of new technologies. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:242 / 252
页数:11
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