Cornelius Herstatt

Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)

Professor of Technology and Innovation Management

Schwarzenbergstrasse 95

Hamburg, DE Hamburg D-21071

Germany

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1.

What is Green Innovation? – A Quantitative Literature Review

The XXII ISPIM Conference 2011
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 24 May 2011
Professor Frank Tietze, Tim Schiederig and Cornelius Herstatt
University of Cambridge, Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
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Innovation Management, Green Innovations, Eco Innovations, Environmental Innovations, Sustainable Innovations, Literature Review

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Mobile Services in Banking Sector: The Role of Innovative Business Solutions in Generating Competitive Advantage

Proceedings of the International Research Conference on Quality, Innovation and Knowledge Management, pp. 886-894, New Delhi, February 2007, Technology and Innovation Managment Working Paper No. 48
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 05 Apr 2010
Rajnish Tiwari, Stephan Buse and Cornelius Herstatt
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), affiliation not provided to SSRN and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
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Mobile Banking, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Financial Services, Multi-channel strategy, Innovation in banking sector

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From Electronic to Mobile Commerce: Opportunities Through Technology Convergence for Business Services

Asia Pacific Tech Monitor, Vol. 23, No. 5, pp. 38-45, Sept-Oct. 2006
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 05 Apr 2010
Rajnish Tiwari, Stephan Buse and Cornelius Herstatt
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), affiliation not provided to SSRN and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
Downloads 1,069 (36,086)

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Mobile Commerce, M-Commerce, Convergence

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Mobile Banking as Business Strategy: Impact of Mobile Technologies on Customer Behaviour and its Implications for Banks

Technology Management for the Global Future - Proceedings of PICMET '06, Istanbul, pp. 1935 – 1946, July 8 – 13, 2006
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 05 Apr 2010
Rajnish Tiwari, Stephan Buse and Cornelius Herstatt
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), affiliation not provided to SSRN and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
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Mobile Commerce, Mobile Banking, Mobile Financial Services

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India's National Innovation System: Key Elements and Corporate Perspectives

East-West Center Working Paper
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 03 Apr 2010
Cornelius Herstatt, Rajnish Tiwari, Stephan Buse and Dieter Ernst
Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH), Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), affiliation not provided to SSRN and East-West Center
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India, Innovation System, National Innovation System, Global Innovation, Internationalization of R&D

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User-innovators and “local” information: The case of mountain biking

Research Policy, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 15 Aug 2002 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2022
Christian Lüthje, Cornelius Herstatt and Eric A. von Hippel
Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH), Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management
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User Innovation, Local Information, Mountain Biking

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India - A Lead Market for Frugal Innovations? Extending the Lead Market Theory to Emerging Economies

TIM/TUHH Working Paper No. 67
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 05 Feb 2012
Rajnish Tiwari and Cornelius Herstatt
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
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Lead Markets, India, Frugal Innovations, Frugal Engineering, Disruptive Innovations, National Innovation System, Sectoral Innovation System

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The Role of the Chief Technology Officer – Responsibilities, Skills & Qualifications and Organizational Integration

14th International Product Development Management Conference
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 25 May 2011
Professor Frank Tietze, Cornelius Herstatt and Philipp Lorenzen
University of Cambridge, Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Chief Technology Officer, Responsibilities, Skills, Organizational Integration, Importance, Function, Role, Qualifications, CTO

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Lead User Method vs. Innovation Contest – An Empirical Comparison of Two Open Innovation Methodologies for Identifying Social Innovation for Flood Resilience in Indonesia

Technology and Innovation Management, Hamburg University of Technology, Working Paper No. 101, 2017
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 17 Nov 2017
Moritz Goeldner, Daniel J. Kruse and Cornelius Herstatt
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
Downloads 490 (100,547)
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Lead User method; innovation contest; problem solving; social innovation; user innovation; open innovation

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Frugal Innovations for the 'Unserved' Customer: An Assessment of India's Attractiveness as a Lead Market for Cost-Effective Products

Technology and Innovation Management Working Paper No. 69
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 04 Mar 2012
Rajnish Tiwari and Cornelius Herstatt
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
Downloads 485 (101,801)
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Lead Markets, Frugal Innovations, India, Bottom of the Pyramid, Global Innovation

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Open Global Innovation Networks as Enablers of Frugal Innovation: Propositions Based on Evidence from India

Hamburg University of Technology, Technology and Innovation Management, Working Paper No. 72
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 04 Jan 2013
Rajnish Tiwari and Cornelius Herstatt
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
Downloads 469 (105,919)
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Frugal Innovations, Bottom of the Pyramid, Lead Markets, Open Innovation, Global Innovation, India, Open Global Innovation Networks, Innovation Systems

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Customer on the Move: Strategic Implications of Mobile Banking for Banks and Financial Enterprises

Proceedings of 8th IEEE International Conference on E-Commerce Technology, 2006, Proceedings of 3rd IEEE International Conference on Enterprise Computing, E-Commerce, and E-Services, 2006, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) Institute of Technology & Innovation Management Working Paper No. 38
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 03 Apr 2010
Rajnish Tiwari, Stephan Buse and Cornelius Herstatt
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), affiliation not provided to SSRN and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
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Mobile Banking, Mobile Financial Services, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Business, Multi-Channel Strategy

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The Mobile Commerce Technologies: Generations, Standards and Protocols

Technology and Innovation Managment (University of Hamburg) Working Paper No. 40
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 05 Apr 2010
Rajnish Tiwari, Stephan Buse and Cornelius Herstatt
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), affiliation not provided to SSRN and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
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Mobile Commerce, 1G, 2G, 2.5G, 3G, 4G, EDGE, GSM, GPRS, HSCSD, i-mode,UMTS, WLAN, WAP

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Firms’ Transition Towards Green Product-Service-System Innovators

R&D Management Conference 2011
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 24 May 2011
Professor Frank Tietze, Tim Schiederig and Cornelius Herstatt
University of Cambridge, Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
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Innovation Management, Product Service System, Transition Path, Sustainability

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Exploring the Coevolution of Design and Technology

17th International Product Development Management Conference Technology and Innovation Management Working Paper No. 62
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 16 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 22 Oct 2014
Tim Schweisfurth, Professor Frank Tietze and Cornelius Herstatt
University of Twente, University of Cambridge and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
Downloads 257 (204,073)
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Design, Technology, Coevolution, Trajectory, Technology cycle

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Are Patients and Relatives the Better Innovators? The Case of Medical Smartphone Applications

Technology and Innovation Management, Hamburg University of Technology, Working Paper No. 91, 2016
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 08 Mar 2016
Moritz Goeldner and Cornelius Herstatt
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
Downloads 232 (225,554)
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User innovation, patient, relative, healthcare professional, m-health, medical, smartphone applications, app, apps

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Lead Market Factors for Global Innovation: Emerging Evidence from India

Technology and Innovation Management Working Paper No. 61
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 18 Apr 2011
Rajnish Tiwari and Cornelius Herstatt
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
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Lead Markets, Global Innovation, Globalization of Innovation, Internationalization of R&D, Bottom of the Pyramid, Frugal Innovations

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Innoage: Innovation and Product Development for Aging Users

Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Management@TUHH Research Paper Series No. 6
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 26 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 04 Feb 2014
Klaus Iffländer, Nils Levsen, Iris Lorscheid, Sandra Pakur, Konstantin Wellner, Cornelius Herstatt, Christian Lüthje, Matthias Meyer and Christian M. Ringle
Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH), Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH), Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH), Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH), Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH), Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH), Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH), Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) and Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)
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aging societies, innovation, lead markets, diffusion, agent-based simulation, PLS, TAM, UTAUT, lead user, user innovation

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R&D Project Selection Under Uncertainty: Results from an Empirical Study in the German Automotive Industry

Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Management@TUHH Research Paper Series No. 2
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 15 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 02 Jul 2014
Jürgen Sandau and Cornelius Herstatt
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
Downloads 192 (268,623)
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R&D projects, market-related uncertainty, technological uncertainty, planning, problem-solving, project evaluation, product selection methods, automotive industry

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'Too Good' to Succeed? Why Not Just Try 'Good Enough'! Some Deliberations on the Prospects of Frugal Innovations

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 30 Oct 2013
Rajnish Tiwari and Cornelius Herstatt
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
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Frugal Innovation, Emerging Markets, Reverse Innovation, India, China

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Benevolent Benefactor or Insensitive Regulator? Tracing the Role of Government Policies in the Development of India's Automobile Industry

Policy Studies, No. 58, East-West Center, Honolulu, March 2011
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 27 Mar 2011
Rajnish Tiwari, Cornelius Herstatt and Mahipat Ranawat
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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India, Policy, Automotive Industry

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Towards Strategic Intellectual Property Management - Events During the Development: Evidence from Biotech SMEs

PICMET 2006 Proceedings, p. 520, 2006
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 02 Jun 2010
Professor Frank Tietze, Ove Granstrand and Cornelius Herstatt
University of Cambridge, Chalmers University of Technology and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
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Innovation Via Global Route: Proposing a Reference Model for Chances and Challenges of Global Innovation Processes

Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Management of Globally Distributed Work, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, pp. 451-465, July 25-27, 2007
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 05 Apr 2010
Rajnish Tiwari, Stephan Buse and Cornelius Herstatt
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), affiliation not provided to SSRN and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
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Global Innovation, Globalization of Innovation, Internationalization of R&D, India, Research and Development

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Indian Firms in Germany: Recent FDI Trends & Critical Success Factors

Indo-German Chamber of Commerce Annual Review, pp. 123-129, 2010
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 20 Oct 2010
Rajnish Tiwari and Cornelius Herstatt
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
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India, Germany, Globalization, FDI, Emerging Economies, BRIC, Critical Success Factors

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Leveraging Patents Financially – A Company Perspective

Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Management@TUHH Research Paper Series No.10, ISSN 2192-4813
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 09 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 16 Jan 2013
Dominic de Vries and Cornelius Herstatt
Independent and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
Downloads 148 (335,591)
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Management@TUHH, Intellectual Property, Patent, financing, external financing

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The Emergence of Indian Multinationals: An Empricial Study of Motives, Status-Quo and Trends of Indian Investments in Germany

Technology and Innovation Management Working Paper No. 56
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 05 Apr 2010
Rajnish Tiwari and Cornelius Herstatt
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
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Globalization, FDI, India, Germany, Emerging Economies, R&D, Organizational Innovations, Technology Transfer, Mergers & Acquisitions

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Technology Market Intermediaries and Innovation

DRUID Summer Conference 2010
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 02 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 05 Sep 2014
Professor Frank Tietze and Cornelius Herstatt
University of Cambridge and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
Downloads 137 (356,628)
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To Own or Not to Own: How Ownership Effects User Innovation? - An Empirical Study in the Rowing Sport Market

Presented at the 10th International Open and User Innovation Workshop, Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Technology and Innovations Management Working Paper No. 73
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 03 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 04 Apr 2013
Thorsten Pieper, Professor Frank Tietze and Cornelius Herstatt
Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH), University of Cambridge and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
Downloads 129 (373,353)
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User innovation, User groups, Ownership, Property rights 

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User Entrepreneurs for Social Innovation: The Case of Patients and Caregivers as Developers of Tangible Medical Devices

Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) Institute for Technology and Innovation Management Working Paper No. 108
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 11 Oct 2019
Moritz Goeldner, Cornelius Herstatt, Helena Canhão and Pedro Oliveira
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH), University of Lisbon, School of Medicine and Copenhagen Business School
Downloads 120 (394,222)
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User innovation, social innovation, user entrepreneurship, patient, caregiver, medical device, opportunity recognition, opportunity exploitation

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The Emergence of Care Robotics – A Publication and Patent Analysis

Technology and Innovations Management Working Paper No. 68
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 27 Jul 2012
Cornelius Herstatt, Moritz Goeldner, Professor Frank Tietze and Saskia Rehder
Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH), Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), University of Cambridge and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Innovieren Für Preisbewusste Kunden: Analogieeinsatz Als Erfolgsfaktor in Schwellenländern (Innovating for Price-Sensitive Customers: Using Analogies as a Success Factor in Emerging Economies)

Technology and Innovation Management Working Paper No. 75
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 26 Oct 2013
Rajnish Tiwari and Cornelius Herstatt
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
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Frugal Innovation, Analogies, Product Analogies, Emerging Markets, India

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Role of 'Lead Market' Factors in Globalization of Innovation: Emerging Evidence from India & Its Implications

Proceedings of IEEE International Technology Management Conference (IEEE-ITMC), June 27-30, 2011
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 07 Aug 2011
Rajnish Tiwari and Cornelius Herstatt
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
Downloads 40 (718,509)
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Lead Markets, Globalization of Innovation, Global Innovation, Internationalization of R&D, Emerging Economies, Globalization, India

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Excellent Target: Indian Investment in Germany – Recent Developments and Success Factors

Germany Contact India, Vol. 2, pp. 18-19, June 2010
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 20 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 31 Oct 2010
Rajnish Tiwari and Cornelius Herstatt
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)
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India, Germany, Globalization, FDI, Emerging Economies, Critical Success Factors

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The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in Literature and Practice - A Review and Results from Field Research in Japan

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 1-28, 2007
Posted: 11 Jun 2013
Professor Frank Tietze, Cornelius Herstatt, Akio Nagahira and David Probert
University of Cambridge, Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH), affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Cambridge - Centre for Technology Management

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Chief Technology Officer, responsibilities, organizational integration, Japan, literature review

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How 'Internal' Users Contribute to Corporate Product Innovation: The Case of Embedded Users

R&D Management 46 (S1), 107-126
Posted: 18 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 25 Feb 2020
Tim Schweisfurth and Cornelius Herstatt
University of Twente and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)

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user innovation, lead user, orgaizational behavior, boundary spanner

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Embedded (Lead) Users as Catalysts to Product Diffusion

Creativity and Innovation Management 24 (1), 151-168
Posted: 18 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 25 Feb 2020
Tim Schweisfurth and Cornelius Herstatt
University of Twente and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)

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user innovation, lead user, diffusion, organizational behavior

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Frugal Innovation: A Global Networks' Perspective

Die Unternehmung (Swiss Journal of Business Research and Practice), Vol. 66 (3), pp. 245-274.
Posted: 04 Jan 2013
Rajnish Tiwari and Cornelius Herstatt
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)

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Frugal Innovations, Bottom of the Pyramid, Lead Markets, Open Innovation, Global Innovation, India, Open Global Innovation Networks, Innovation Systems

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Assessing India's Lead Market Potential for Cost-Effective Innovations

Journal of Indian Business Research, Volume 4 issue 2, pp. 97 - 115.
Posted: 06 Jun 2012
Rajnish Tiwari and Cornelius Herstatt
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)

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Bottom of the pyramid, Disruptive innovations, Emerging markets, Frugal innovations, India, Innovation, Lead markets

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The Relation of Patent Ownership and Firm Success Cases from the LCD Flat-Panel-Display Industry

International Journal of Technology Intelligence and Planning, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 90-109, February 16, 2009
Posted: 24 May 2011
Professor Frank Tietze, Cornelius Herstatt and Ervilia Reul
University of Cambridge, Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)

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Patent Analysis, Semiconductors, Optoelectronics, Flat-Panel Display, LCD, Liquid-Crystal-Display, Thin-Film-Transistor, Market Success

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Global Innovation: An Answer to Mitigate Barriers to Innovation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 215-227, 2010
Posted: 31 Oct 2010
Stephan Buse, Rajnish Tiwari and Cornelius Herstatt
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)

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SMEs, Global Innovation, Internationalization of R&D

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The Dynamics of User Innovation: Drivers and Impediments of Innovation Activities

International Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 377-398, 2008
Posted: 23 Apr 2010
Cornelius Herstatt
Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)

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User innovation, user communities, case study, dynamic analysis, drivers, impediments

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The Freedom Fighters: How Incumbent Corporations are Attempting to Control User-Innovation

International Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 543-572, 2008
Posted: 23 Apr 2010
Cornelius Herstatt
Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)

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Open-innovation, sources of innovation, user-innovation

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Sources of Bioentrepreneurship: The Cases of Germany and Japan

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership Historical Research Reference in Entrepreneurship
Posted: 09 Nov 2009
Christian F. Muller, Cornelius Herstatt and Takao Fujiwara
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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R&D expenditures, University-industry-government relations, Public research organizations, Large firms, Biotechnology industry, Economic impact, Economic growth, Host economies, Venture capital, Socioeconomic background, Industrial development, Colleges & universities