Simon Ford

University of Cambridge - Centre for Technology Management

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Idea Competitions Under Scrutiny: Acquisition, Intelligence or Public Relations Mechanism?

Mortara, L., Ford, S.J., Jaeger, M., 2013. Idea Competitions under scrutiny: Acquisition, intelligence or public relations mechanism? Technological Forecasting and Social Change 80, 1563-1578.
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 09 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 29 Mar 2014
Letizia Mortara, Simon Ford and Manuel Jaeger
University of Cambridge - Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge - Centre for Technology Management and University of Cambridge - Institute for Manufacturing
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Idea competitions, innovation tournaments, innovation contests, crowdsourcing, open innovation, acquisition mechanism, intelligence, user innovation, public relations

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Clean Technology Ventures and Innovation

Centre for Technology Management (CTM) Working Paper, No. 2006/01
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 06 Sep 2011
Elizabeth W. Garnsey, Nicola J. Dee and Simon Ford
University of Cambridge - Judge Business School, University of Cambridge - Institute for Manufacturing and University of Cambridge - Centre for Technology Management
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Entrepreneurial innovation, eco-innovation, cleantech, new environmental ventures, resource contraints

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Future Challenges for Multi-Site Manufacturing System of Systems

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 12 Feb 2015
Simon Ford, Ursula Rauschecker and Nikoletta Athanassopoulou
University of Cambridge - Centre for Technology Management, Fraunhofer IPA and University of Cambridge - Institute for Manufacturing
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Manufacturing systems, virtual manufacturing, systems engineering and theory, technology planning, visual communication

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Development and Commercialisation of Eco-Innovations by New Ventures

Centre for Technology Management (CTM) Working Paper, No. 2007/02
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 06 Sep 2011
Nicola J. Dee, Simon Ford and Elizabeth W. Garnsey
University of Cambridge - Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge - Centre for Technology Management and University of Cambridge - Judge Business School
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Eco-innovation, cleantech, innovation, commercialisation, barriers, business support, environmental innovation policy

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Complex Dynamic Processes in the Evolution of Early Information and Communication Technologies

Centre for Technology Management (CTM) Working Paper, No. 2005/02
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 06 Sep 2011
Elizabeth W. Garnsey, Paul Heffernan and Simon Ford
University of Cambridge - Judge Business School, University of Cambridge - Centre for Technology Management and University of Cambridge - Centre for Technology Management
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Complex dynamic processes, industry evolution, technological evolution, evolutionary processes, variety generation, selection processes, diversity, innovation, ICT

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Evolving Corporate Entrepreneurship Strategy: Technology Incubation at Philips

R&D Management, Vol. 40, Issue 1, pp. 81-90, January 2010
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 15 Dec 2009
Simon Ford, Elizabeth W. Garnsey and David Probert
University of Cambridge - Centre for Technology Management, University of Cambridge - Judge Business School and University of Cambridge - Centre for Technology Management
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Market Failure, Market Dynamics, and Entrepreneurial Innovation by Environmental Ventures

HANDBOOK OF ENERGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH, R. Wustenhagen, R. Wuebke, eds., Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2011
Posted: 05 Jul 2011
Elizabeth W. Garnsey, Nicola J. Dee and Simon Ford
University of Cambridge - Judge Business School, University of Cambridge - Institute for Manufacturing and University of Cambridge - Centre for Technology Management

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environmental innovation, new ventures, market failure, market dynamics

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Trial by Market: The Brightstar Incubation Experiment

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 185-200
Posted: 05 Jul 2011
Simon Ford and David Probert
University of Cambridge - Centre for Technology Management and University of Cambridge - Centre for Technology Management

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corporate incubators, technology incubation, corporate entrepreneurship, corporate spin-outs, business models, industrial ecosystems, telecommunications industry, BT, value creation, entrepreneurial venturing, transaction costs, venture capital, intellectual property

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Failing to Disrupt: The case of the Network Computer

International Journal of Technology Intelligence and Planning, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 6-23
Posted: 05 Jul 2011
Simon Ford and Elizabeth W. Garnsey
University of Cambridge - Centre for Technology Management and University of Cambridge - Judge Business School

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technological co-evolution, innovation, business ecosystems, complementarities, failure, network computer, personal computers, PCs, networking, new technologies, dominant technologies, technology adoption

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A Framework for Mapping Industrial Emergence

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Vol. 78, No. 2, pp. 217-230, 2011
Posted: 05 Jul 2011
Rob Phaal, Eoin O'Sullivan, Michèle J Routley, Simon Ford and David Probert
University of Cambridge - Centre for Technology Management, University of Cambridge - Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge - Centre for Technology Management, University of Cambridge - Centre for Technology Management and University of Cambridge - Centre for Technology Management

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industrial dynamics, roadmapping

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Business Ecosystem Co-Evolution: The Ultimate Fighting Championships

SPORT AS A BUSINESS: INTERNATIONAL, PROFESSIONAL AND COMMERCIAL ASPECTS, H. Dolles, S. Soderman, eds., Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke
Posted: 05 Jul 2011
Simon Ford and Clive I.V. Kerr
University of Cambridge - Centre for Technology Management and University of Cambridge - Centre for Technology Management

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business ecosystem, co-evolution, ultimate fighting championships