• DocumentCode
    1045453
  • Title

    Innovation at the Edges

  • Author

    Greenstein, Shane

  • Author_Institution
    Kellogg Graduate School of Management
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    8
  • Lastpage
    10
  • Abstract
    Thomas Watson Sr., the first charismatic CEO of IBM, encouraged social conformity in his firm because he thought it made his sales force more effective. This column uses Watsonpsilas framing to examine modern arrangements outside of large firms. As it turns out, innovation happens at the edges of marketwide structures and at the edges of conventional society.
  • Keywords
    business data processing; innovation management; business model; innovations; marketwide structure; social conformity; Business; Computer industry; Consumer electronics; Industrial electronics; Licenses; Marketing and sales; Permission; Personal communication networks; Strontium; Technological innovation; coreless markets; economics; innovation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Micro, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0272-1732
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MM.2007.103
  • Filename
    4437714