On the Identity of Technological Objects and User Innovations in Function

Faulkner, Philip; Runde, Jochen

doi:10.5465/amr.2009.40632318

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“…Some examples of user-driven innovation in this area are free-style skiers, surgeons developing new procedures, teachers using games for educational purposes or DJs using turntables as musical instruments. Faulkner and Runde (2009) argue that users dominate manufacturers as innovators in function and that this type of user-innovation inspires manufacturers to implement changes in form.…”

Section: What Type Of Innovation Do Users Create?mentioning

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User Innovation: State of the Art and Perspectives for Future Research

Roszkowska-Menkes¹

2017

JEMI

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Given the rising role of users in innovation processes and the increasing amount of research in this field the aim of this paper is to explore the limits of our understanding of the user innovation (UI) concept. In doing so, the study addresses four basic questions: (1) Why do users create and share innovation? (2) Who is the userinnovator? (3) What type of innovation do users create? (4) How do users innovate?The results of a systematic literature review identified the main research streams on user innovation, together with weaknesses of past research and perspectives for future studies.

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Section: What Type Of Innovation Do Users Create?mentioning

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User Innovation: State of the Art and Perspectives for Future Research

Roszkowska-Menkes¹

2017

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“…While this perspective situates the production and use of technology in particular sociocultural and historical contexts, it has been criticized for minimizing the role of technology, and specifically sidelining the physical characteristics and capabilities entailed in particular technological objects (Faulkner and Runde, 2009). An emergent process perspective avoids reifying technology, but it also tends to downplay specific technological properties and affordances, focusing primarily on human interpretations and social actions.…”

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The sociomateriality of organisational life: considering technology in management research

Orlikowski

2009

Cambridge Journal of Economics

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“…Building on the concept of the identity of technology set out by Faulkner and Runde (2009), our initial findings point to the "dual" nature of technology, wherein the identity of a technology is the combination of its technical properties and its use or function [66]. Based on this argument, the appropriateness of technology is defined by two dimensions: appropriate function and appropriate technical properties.…”

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“…This second-order construct aggregates two first-order codes: "meeting specific needs of affordability and adaptability" and "conforming to local values". Our analysis highlights the latter first-order code, as functional assignments should be understood as social rules [66].…”

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Providing Appropriate Technology for Emerging Markets: Case Study on China’s Solar Thermal Industry

Zhou

Jiao

2017

Sustainability

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Building on a case study of five Chinese solar thermal companies and one association, our study aims to understand how the innovator's choices regarding the use of technology and organizational practices for new product development enable companies to design and diffuse appropriate technology in emerging markets. The study uncovers two critical factors that enhance the appropriateness of technology: redefining the identity of technology and building a local supply system. Our analysis shows that synergic innovation in both architecture and component leads to the appropriate functionalities desired by emerging markets. Moreover, modular design and the building of a local supply system enhance the process appropriateness of technology. Our study provides an empirical basis for advocating going beyond minor adaptations of existing products to creating appropriate technology for emerging markets, and extends our understandings of the upstream process of designing appropriate technology. Moreover, the emphasis on the local supply system reflects a holistic framework for shaping and delivering appropriate technology, expanding the existing research focus on the perspective of the technology itself. Our research also has managerial implications that may help firms tap into emerging markets.

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On the Identity of Technological Objects and User Innovations in Function

Cited by 131 publications

References 37 publications

User Innovation: State of the Art and Perspectives for Future Research

User Innovation: State of the Art and Perspectives for Future Research

The sociomateriality of organisational life: considering technology in management research

Providing Appropriate Technology for Emerging Markets: Case Study on China’s Solar Thermal Industry

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