Empirically detecting the Hype Cycle with the life cycle indicators: An exploratory analysis of three technologies

Author

Järvenpää, H. ; Mäkinen, S.J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Ind. Manage., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere, Finland

fYear

2008

fDate

8-11 Dec. 2008

Firstpage

12

Lastpage

16

Abstract

Hype Cycle is a popular graphic representation of the level of maturity, adoption and business application of a technology, originally introduced by Gartner ResearchÂ¿s Jackie Fenn. Despite its popularity, the verification or relation to theoretical frameworks is to a large extent missing in current research literature. This paper presents some possible theoretically based conceptualizations and definitions regarding the Hype Cycle. In addition, a bibliometric study of the existence of the Hype Cycle in terms of technology life cycle indicators, specifically in applied research and application phases, was carried out.

Keywords

computer graphics; technological forecasting; graphic representation; hype cycle detection; technology life cycle indicators; Bibliometrics; Dictionaries; Graphics; Innovation management; Productivity; Promotion - marketing; Technological innovation; Technology management; Testing; Time measurement; Hype Cycle; Technology life cycle; technological evolution;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2008. IEEM 2008. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Singapore

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2629-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2630-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEEM.2008.4737823

Filename

4737823