Management of Innovation in Network Industries [electronic resource] : The Mobile Internet in Japan and Europe /
Haas, Michael.author.
Mobile Internet services are a tremendous success in Japan, but fail to gain the acceptance of European customers. Which factors explain the Japanese success story? What makes the difference: demand side factors rooted in a different culture or the fact that Japanese firms manage innovation process differently than their European counterparts? Drawing on a comparative case study Michael Haas analyses the consequences of differences in the innovation strategies of Japanese and European telecommunication firms. He focuses on the following questions: Which are the implications of different approaches towards management of systemic innovations? Do differences matter and why do they matter? The author shows that Europeans can learn from the Japanese and gives advice for future approaches to developments in the European telecommunications industry.
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Dissertation--Universität München, 2006.
Includes bibliographical references.
Innovation in Network Industries: A General Introduction and Analytical Framework -- The Innovational Challenges of Mobile Internet Services:Empirical Evidence and Theoretical Reflections -- Organisation of Technical Development and Market Creation in Japan and Europe 2006 -- Market Introduction of Mobile Internet Services: Innovative Performance in Japan and Europe -- Concluding Analysis: The Causal Links between Team Organisation, Team Behaviour and Team Performance -- Key Findings, Implications, and Conclusions.
Mobile Internet services are a tremendous success in Japan, but fail to gain the acceptance of European customers. Which factors explain the Japanese success story? What makes the difference: demand side factors rooted in a different culture or the fact that Japanese firms manage innovation process differently than their European counterparts? Drawing on a comparative case study Michael Haas analyses the consequences of differences in the innovation strategies of Japanese and European telecommunication firms. He focuses on the following questions: Which are the implications of different approaches towards management of systemic innovations? Do differences matter and why do they matter? The author shows that Europeans can learn from the Japanese and gives advice for future approaches to developments in the European telecommunications industry.
Management.
Industrial management.
Innovation/Technology Management.