... was the community of K-pop fans, where users innovate and disseminate innovations for a variety of reasons. Seventeen in-depth interviews were done and analyzed with the Gioia methodology. Findings Four identity concepts were found: handyman, buddy, contributor and professional. These are associated...

...Siw Marita Fosstenløkken Purpose This article expands literature on user innovation by exploring the mechanisms that support user innovations in the context of a public organisation. Research has hitherto documented support mechanisms for user innovation in producer companies, where users...

... review of the current state of the art on the application of user innovation (UI) in the e-healthcare sector, as a solid step for discussing the potential, trends, managerial gaps and future research avenues in this field. Despite the crucial importance of the topic and increasing attention toward...

...Jiajun Wu; Matthew O'Hern; Jun Ye Purpose This study examines the influence of different user innovator mindsets on new product development (NPD) performance. The current research explores the relative impact of a product-focused user innovator mindset vs a customer-focused mindset on feedback...

... is adopted. In other words, all of these factors are expected to have positive relationships with idea quality. User innovation Idea quality Meta-analysis Moderating effects Idea management, or the so-called fuzzy front end, marks the beginning of innovation activities. During this phase...

...Stefan Koch; Philipp Artmayr Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on user innovation strategies and their stability in the video game industry. The main research questions addressed are whether a significant portion of video game companies employ user innovation, and how these strategies...

... – The procedure will enable better international/cross-study comparisons and an efficient collection of data. Jeroen P.J. de Jong can be contacted at: j.p.j.dejong@uu.nl © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Four objectives were identified: Measurement User innovation Consumer innovation...