Multigenerational product innovation process in electronic information industry: a qualitative study
ISSN: 1750-614X
Article publication date: 29 March 2022
Issue publication date: 20 January 2023
Abstract
Purpose
Developing multigenerational products through iteration helps enterprises cope with environmental uncertainty and maintain lasting competitive advantages in a globally competitive environment. From the knowledge integration perspective, this study aims explore how enterprises achieve multigenerational product innovation.
Design/methodology/approach
An exploratory case study design is used to explore the multigenerational product innovation process.
Findings
This study proposes a model of the multigenerational product innovation process and shows that knowledge integration includes two important parts: the internalization of external knowledge and intergenerational knowledge integration. This study further conclude that multigenerational innovation has three main channels: rapid iteration, continuous reflection and coordination.
Originality/value
First, this study presents a theoretical model of the process of multigenerational product innovation, including triggers, knowledge integration, learning systems and outcomes, and further enhances our understanding from product innovation to multigenerational product innovation. Second, this study contributes to the literature on the multigenerational product innovation process by revealing the knowledge integration process of the internalization of external knowledge and intergenerational knowledge integration.
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Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to the support from the Ministry of Education of PRC (Grant Number 21YJA630129), Guangdong Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science (Grant Number GD21YGL18) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Number 71672049).
Ethics statement: The study was approved by the interviewees.
Citation
Bo, Q., Zou, B. and Guo, J. (2023), "Multigenerational product innovation process in electronic information industry: a qualitative study", Chinese Management Studies, Vol. 17 No. 2, pp. 388-404. https://doi.org/10.1108/CMS-01-2022-0018
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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