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Crossing the Valley of Death?An Integrated Framework and a Value Chain for Emerging Technologies.
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IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management . Aug2017, Vol. 64 Issue 3, p389-399. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- The paper develops an integrated technology-push and market-pull framework, a value chain model for crossing the valley of death (VOD—the gap between laboratory and market) for emerging technologies based on primary and secondary data analyses, and a survey conducted on European research and development projects. The study uses a case of micro- and nano-manufacturing technology (MNT), and confirms the existence of the VOD through the survey data analysis. A mixed-methods approach was adopted that investigated the business and technical challenges to the commercialization of MNT. A notable finding is that the emerging MNT often does not have a direct link with market demand, and the result suggests that an intermediary role between advanced technology and market demand should be integrated to act as a co-ordinator for overcoming the VOD. The paper also examines how an intermediary is crucial to escape the VOD within the value chain of the interdependent relationships between actors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00189391
- Volume :
- 64
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 124252422
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2017.2685138