Eric Von Hippel
Biographic Data
| ID | 1466599 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eric Von Hippel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eric |
| FAMILY NAME | Von Hippel |
| SIGNATURE | VON HIPPEL E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7235-1032 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Modeling a Paradigm Shift
In this paper, we assess the economic viability of innovation by producers relative to two increasingly important alternative models: innovations by single-user individuals or firms and open collaborative innovation. We analyze the design costs and architectures and communication costs associated with each model. We conclude that both innovation by individual users and open collaborative innovation increasingly compete with and may displace produ…
Democratizing innovation
Open Source Software and the “Private-Collective” Innovation Model
Currently, two models of innovation are prevalent in organization science. The “private investment” model assumes returns to the innovator result from private goods and efficient regimes of intellectual property protection. The “collective action” model assumes that under conditions of market failure, innovators collaborate in order to produce a public good. The phenomenon of open source software development shows that users program to solve thei…
The Mechanics of Learning by Doing
This article is cast in the mold of a relatively new interdisciplinary field called management of technology. Researchers who specialize in this field are interested in understanding the process of technological innovation, and in learning how to manage it better. Their primary disciplinary training tends to be in economics or organizational behavior, and they often have some engineering or scientific training and experience as well. Most are bas…
“Sticky Information” and the Locus of Problem Solving
To solve a problem, needed information and problem-solving capabilities must be brought together. Often the information used in technical problem solving is costly to acquire, transfer, and use in a new location—is, in our terms, “sticky.” In this paper we explore the impact of information stickiness on the locus of innovation-related problem solving. We find, first, that when sticky information needed by problem solvers is held at one site only,…
The Sources of Innovation
Cooperation between Rivals
Cooperation between rivals
Lead Users
Accurate marketing research depends on accurate user judgments regarding their needs. However, for very novel products or in product categories characterized by rapid change—such as “high technology” products—most potential users will not have the real-world experience needed to problem solve and provide accurate data to inquiring market researchers. In this paper I explore the problem and propose a solution: Marketing research analyses which foc…
The Mechanics of Learning by Doing
This article is cast in the mold of a relatively new interdisciplinary field called management of technology. Researchers who specialize in this field are interested in understanding the process of technological innovation, and in learning how to manage it better. Their primary disciplinary training tends to be in economics or organizational behavior, and they often have some engineering or scientific training and experience as well. Most are bas…
Lead Users
Accurate marketing research depends on accurate user judgments regarding their needs. However, for very novel products or in product categories characterized by rapid change—such as “high technology” products—most potential users will not have the real-world experience needed to problem solve and provide accurate data to inquiring market researchers. In this paper I explore the problem and propose a solution: Marketing research analyses which foc…
Cooperation between rivals
Cooperation between Rivals
The Sources of Innovation
“Sticky Information” and the Locus of Problem Solving
To solve a problem, needed information and problem-solving capabilities must be brought together. Often the information used in technical problem solving is costly to acquire, transfer, and use in a new location—is, in our terms, “sticky.” In this paper we explore the impact of information stickiness on the locus of innovation-related problem solving. We find, first, that when sticky information needed by problem solvers is held at one site only,…
The Mechanics of Learning by Doing
This article is cast in the mold of a relatively new interdisciplinary field called management of technology. Researchers who specialize in this field are interested in understanding the process of technological innovation, and in learning how to manage it better. Their primary disciplinary training tends to be in economics or organizational behavior, and they often have some engineering or scientific training and experience as well. Most are bas…
Open Source Software and the “Private-Collective” Innovation Model
Currently, two models of innovation are prevalent in organization science. The “private investment” model assumes returns to the innovator result from private goods and efficient regimes of intellectual property protection. The “collective action” model assumes that under conditions of market failure, innovators collaborate in order to produce a public good. The phenomenon of open source software development shows that users program to solve thei…
Democratizing innovation
Modeling a Paradigm Shift
In this paper, we assess the economic viability of innovation by producers relative to two increasingly important alternative models: innovations by single-user individuals or firms and open collaborative innovation. We analyze the design costs and architectures and communication costs associated with each model. We conclude that both innovation by individual users and open collaborative innovation increasingly compete with and may displace produ…
Business (6 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Open Source Software Innovations (5 works) · Digital Platforms and Economics (3 works) · Innovation and Knowledge Management (3 works) · Marketing (3 works) · Dilemma (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Industrial organization (2 works)