Böcker i Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology-serien

How do development and use of new technology relate? How can users contribute to innovation? This title studies these questions by following particular technologies over several product launches. It examines the emergence of inventive ideas about technology and uses, and how these are developed into products and embedded in health care practices.

Since the mid-1980s, the development of competitive strategies based on intensive innovation has deeply transformed the design of new products and services. The purpose of this book is to put forward a number of keys for understanding the ongoing dynamics for working professionals in the field of innovation.

Promotes our understanding of the implications of environmental issues in new product development. Through an empirical study in the human-powered vehicle sector, this book examines how and to what extent the environmental ambition of product developers and managers influences the way new products and services are developed.