Lead Markets in Age-Based Innovations Demographic Change and Internationally Successful Innovations /

• Main Author: Levsen, Nils (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Gabler, 2015.
• Series: Forschungs-/Entwicklungs-/Innovations-Management
• Subjects: Business.; Management.; Industrial management.; Business and Management.; Innovation/Technology Management.

Nils Levsen focuses on the international diffusion of product and service innovations for elderly users. In particular, the existence and location of lead markets is being investigated. Lead markets are characterized by their early adoption of innovations and their influence on design choice in a su...

Table of Contents:

• Early Adoption Patterns and Lead Markets of Selected Age-Based Innovations
• Analysis of Lead Market Candidate Countries Based on Extant Theory
• Market Participant Study
• Age-Specialized Innovations: Stakeholder Structure and Implications.