This paper integrates market research within this lead user methodology and report a test of it in the rapidly evolving field of computer-aided systems for the design of printed circuit boards (PC-CAD).

AbstractIn this paper we compare different approaches and show the need for systematic requirementsengineering for hybrid products beyond disciplinary boundaries. Hybrid products consist ofcombinations of hardware, software and service elements. The purpose of this paper is to report ona...

This paper proposes a new model for studying the new product development process inan artificial environment. We show how connectionist models can be used to simulatethe adaptive nature of agents’ learning exhibiting similar behavior as practically experiencedlearning curves. We study the...

Corporate innovation management geared to long-term success calls for a strategy to grow innovations into a substantial competitive advantage. This, however, coincides with an enormous failure-rate at the market, especially in the field of breakthrough innovations...

Das in Publikumsfonds der deutschen Investemtbranche investierte Kapital betrug Ende März 1999 310,4 Mrd Euro, das von institutionellen Anlegern in Spezialfonds investierte Kapital 389,3 Mrd. Euro. Allein im ersten Quartal 1999 flossen 16,6 Mrd. Euro in Publikums- und 15,9 Mrd. Euro in...