Managing Innovation and Standards
Subtitle: A Case in the European Heating Industry
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Cham
Number of pages: 171
ISBN-13: 9783030015329
Subjects: Research & development management; Management & management techniques
Description: This book provides an in-depth study of the management of standards and regulation in sustainable and radical innovation development. It considers the case of micro Combined Heat and Power (mCHP) technology. The developers of this radical innovation in the European heating sector encountered major conflicts when attempting to create or adapt standards when bringing the technology to market. Utilising rich research data and interviews with key actors, the author uses this case to derive a grounded theory on the management of standards and regulation during an innovation process. The results also have important implications for innovators, which are reflected in clear advice for practice.
Notes: Open Access Unrestricted online access

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