Innoage: Innovation and Product Development for Aging Users

Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Management@TUHH Research Paper Series No. 6

50 Pages Posted: 26 Jul 2012 Last revised: 4 Feb 2014

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Klaus Iffländer

Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)

Nils Levsen

Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)

Iris Lorscheid

Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)

Sandra Pakur

Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)

Konstantin Wellner

Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)

Cornelius Herstatt

Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)

Christian Lüthje

Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management

Matthias Meyer

Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH)

Christian M. Ringle

Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)

Date Written: July 25, 2012

Abstract

Germany and Japan have particularly been affected by a rapid demographic change. The accelerated development of an aging and shrinking population has caused many changes, for instance, in customer needs and demands. These affect the value creation in both B2C and B2B markets, consequently offering opportunities to develop age-based products and service innovations in emerging lead markets. In this context, this research project aims to foster our understanding of innovation and product and service development for aging populations. To this end, we combine the expertise of four management institutes at Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), and a wide range of research methods, such as structural equation modeling, social network analysis, and agent-based simulation. Our results and experiences will form the basis for a grounded, full application for the funding of an international research training group (IRTG), ideally from the German Science Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) in cooperation with a leading Japanese university (Tokyo Institute of Technology). In addition, we will disseminate the results of this research via workshops, conferences, dissertations, and contributions to highly ranked journals.

Keywords: aging societies, innovation, lead markets, diffusion, agent-based simulation, PLS, TAM, UTAUT, lead user, user innovation

Suggested Citation

Iffländer, Klaus and Levsen, Nils and Lorscheid, Iris and Pakur, Sandra and Wellner, Konstantin and Herstatt, Cornelius and Lüthje, Christian and Meyer, Matthias and Ringle, Christian M., Innoage: Innovation and Product Development for Aging Users (July 25, 2012). Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Management@TUHH Research Paper Series No. 6, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2117007. or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2117007

Klaus Iffländer

Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) ( email )

Schwarzenbergstrasse 95
Hamburg, DE Hamburg D-21071
Germany

Nils Levsen

Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) ( email )

Schwarzenbergstrasse 95
Hamburg, DE Hamburg 21073
Germany

Iris Lorscheid

Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) ( email )

Schwarzenbergstrasse 95
Hamburg, DE Hamburg 21073
Germany

Sandra Pakur

Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) ( email )

Schwarzenbergstrasse 95
Hamburg, DE Hamburg 21073
Germany

Konstantin Wellner

Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) ( email )

Schwarzenbergstrasse 95
Hamburg, DE Hamburg 21073
Germany

Cornelius Herstatt

Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) ( email )

Schwarzenbergstrasse 95
Hamburg, DE Hamburg D-21071
Germany

Christian Lüthje

Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) ( email )

Schwarzenbergstrasse 95
Hamburg, DE Hamburg D-21071
Germany

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management

50 Memorial Drive
E52-556
Cambridge, MA 02142
United States
617-253-7155 (Phone)

Matthias Meyer

Technical University Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) ( email )

Schwarzenbergstrasse 95
Hamburg, DE Hamburg 21073
Germany

Christian M. Ringle (Contact Author)

Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) ( email )

Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 4
Hamburg, 21073
Germany

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