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Critical Success Factors for Radical Technological Innovation: A Five Case Study
Author(s) -
Abetti Pier A.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
creativity and innovation management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.148
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1467-8691
pISSN - 0963-1690
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8691.00194
Subject(s) - critical success factor , business , success factors , ex ante , technological change , industrial organization , marketing , operations management , computer science , business administration , economics , artificial intelligence , macroeconomics
We analyze the critical success factors for radical technological innovation according to four perspectives: as R&D projects, as technological innovations, as internal ventures, and as changes in corporate strategy. We apply ex‐post eleven critical success factors to the pairwaise comparison of three radical innovations: GE Project EHV‐UHV (success), GE non‐impact printer (failure), and Xerox non‐impact printer (success). We then apply ex‐ante the same factors to “predict” the failure of Motorola’s Iridium satellite communication system and the success of Nokia’s cellular phones.