SEP5848 - Integrated Innovation and Technology Management (2019)

Eric von Hippel

Date of birth: August 27, 1941

Institution: MIT Sloan School of Management,

Main themes: user innovation, business strategy, innovation indicators, innovation strategies

Most frequent coauthors: Thomke, S.

Three most cited publications:

Hippel, E. von (1976). "The dominant role of users in the scientific instrument innovation process". Research Policy, 5 (3), 212-239. doi:10.1016/0048-7333(76)90028-7

 Hippel, E. von (1990). "Task partitioning: An innovation process variable". Research Policy, 19 (5), 407-418. doi:10.1016/0048-7333(90)90049-C

 Thomke, S., Hippel, E. von, & Franke, R. (1998). Modes of experimentation: an innovation process--and competitive--variable. Research Policy, 27 (3), 315-332. doi:10.1016/S0048-7333(98)00041-9

 Hippel, Eric von (1986), "Lead users: a source of novel product concepts", Management Science: 791–805

 Hippel, Eric von (2001). "Perspective: User toolkits for innovation" (PDF). Journal of Product Innovation Management. 18 (4): 247–257. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.295.8567. 

Steven C. Wheelwright

Date of birth: 1943

Institution: Harvard Business School

Main themes: product development, strategic management and innovation

Most frequent coauthors: Clark K.B.

Three most cited publications:

Wheelwright, S.C., Clark, K.B."Creating project plans to focus product development." (1992)

Clark, K.B., Wheelwright, S.C., "Organizing and Leading “Heavyweight” Development Teams", (1992) 

Wheelwright, S.C., "Reflecting corporate strategy in manufacturing decisions" (1978)

Burgelman, Robert A., Clayton M. Christensen, and Steven C. Wheelwright. Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2003.