Title: Empirical assessment of technology dominance in technology programmes

Authors: Seppo Hanninen, Ilkka Kauranen

Addresses: Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Aalto University, Otaniementie 17, 02150 TKK, Finland. ' Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Aalto University, Otaniementie 17, 02150 TKK, Finland

Abstract: Traditionally, technology programmes have aimed at deepening the technology knowledge base as much as possible. However, a successful commercialisation process cannot be limited to the utilisation of the technology knowledge base but other knowledge bases should be utilised in parallel. The objective of the study was to assess the relative strengths of various knowledge bases in a recently implemented technology programme that utilised a new broader approach of technology development. The main result of the study is that in the technology programme under investigation the strengths of the different knowledge bases did not correlate in a concerted, synergic manner.

Keywords: innovation; product innovation; knowledge bases; knowledge-based view; innovation-based diversification; NPD; new product development; technology programme; technology dominance; technology commercialisation; technology development.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTE.2009.031502

International Journal of Technoentrepreneurship, 2009 Vol.2 No.2, pp.156 - 167

Received: 16 Apr 2009
Accepted: 25 Oct 2009
Published online: 05 Feb 2010 *

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