Generating innovations through analogies : an empirical investigation of knowledge brokers

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Hamburg University of Technology
Erscheinungsjahr:
2005
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Text
Schlagworte:
  • product development
  • knowledge brokers
  • analogy
  • 85.15:Forschung und Entwicklung
  • Produktentwicklung
  • Analogie
  • Wissensmanagement
  • 85.15
  • 330
Beschreibung:
  • In this paper we explore how knowledge brokers – specialised design and engineering companies offering services to clients in diverse industries – use analogies for product development. Our research is based on interviews with project leaders of 13 knowledge brokering companies. The interviews focused on product development projects in which analogies were used. First, we categorize these cases according to the motivation to use analogies (efficiency vs. innovativeness). Second, we describe and analyse the process of using analogies. Our results show that analogies are frequently and very pragmatically applied
    throughout the whole development process. We also found that individual characteristics of the persons participating in such projects are the crucial factor that influences the outcome of the project.
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TUHH Open Research

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