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Surveying innovation in samples of individual end consumers

Surveying innovation in samples of individual end consumers PurposeRather than businesses, individual end consumers may develop innovations for themselves. Innovating consumers generally do not protect their innovations with intellectual property rights and may be generally available - a phenomenon recently coined as “free innovation” (von Hippel, E. (in press), Free Innovation, MIT Press: Cambridge, MA). This paper takes stock of how innovation by individual consumers has been measured, and proposes a survey procedure for future studies of consumer innovation.Design/methodology/approachI provide a literature review of how innovation by individual end consumers has been measured, and report on a pilot study conducted in Finland to improve and standardize the measurement of consumer innovation.FindingsThe survey procedure includes up to six steps which can be tailored to specific research purposes.Originality/valueThe procedure will enable better international/cross-study comparisons and an efficient collection of data. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Journal of Innovation Management Emerald Publishing

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISSN
1460-1060
DOI
10.1108/EJIM-09-2015-0093
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Abstract

PurposeRather than businesses, individual end consumers may develop innovations for themselves. Innovating consumers generally do not protect their innovations with intellectual property rights and may be generally available - a phenomenon recently coined as “free innovation” (von Hippel, E. (in press), Free Innovation, MIT Press: Cambridge, MA). This paper takes stock of how innovation by individual consumers has been measured, and proposes a survey procedure for future studies of consumer innovation.Design/methodology/approachI provide a literature review of how innovation by individual end consumers has been measured, and report on a pilot study conducted in Finland to improve and standardize the measurement of consumer innovation.FindingsThe survey procedure includes up to six steps which can be tailored to specific research purposes.Originality/valueThe procedure will enable better international/cross-study comparisons and an efficient collection of data.

Journal

European Journal of Innovation ManagementEmerald Publishing

Published: Aug 8, 2016

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