Table IV

Clustering of RMTI projects to identify different levels of novelty

New to mfg. firmNew to equipmt. supplier firmEstablished in the specific industry: custom engineering using known technologyNew to the specific industry: technology or its application inventedRMTI typeRMTI projects in the sample (see Figure 1 for the content of RMTI projects)
x x Low-novelty RMTI8, 10, 16, 17, 19
xxx Medium-novelty RMTI5, 6, 11, 13, 20, 21, 22
x  xMedium-novelty RMTI2
xx xHigh-novelty RMTI1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 12, 14, 15, 18, 23

Note: “x” signifies the novelty features that characterize the RMTI type

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