Entrepreneurship in Innovation Communities - Insights from 3D Printing Startups and the Dilemma of Open Source Hardware (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

Drawing on empirical insights from the field of desktop 3D printing, this book elaborates the concept of innovation communities as a pattern of open and distributed innovation. As these communities spur a fruitful exchange of explorative, open source knowledge, they represent a novel mode of "doing innovation", which considerably differs from established practices in market and business realms. Hence, the people that participate in these collective endeavors often develop entrepreneurial ambitions and start to exploit community-based innovations commercially. The book presents deep insights on the institutional idiosyncrasies of innovation communities, the associated dilemma of entrepreneurship and the strategies of 3D-printing startups to face the corresponding challenges.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Contributions to Management Science
Release date:	October 2017
First published:	2018
Authors:	Jan-Peter Ferdinand
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	170
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-66841-3
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Ownership & organization of enterprises > Entrepreneurship Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management of specific areas > Research & development management
LSN:	3-319-66841-2
Barcode:	9783319668413

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