Managing Innovation and Standards: A Case in the European Heating Industry [Hardcover]

This book provides an in-depth study of the management of standards and regulation in sustainable and radical innovation development.  It considers the case of micro Combined Heat and Power (mCHP) technology. The developers of this radical innovation in the European heating sector encountered major conflicts when attempting to create or adapt standards when bringing the technology to market. Utilising rich research data and interviews with key actors, the author uses this case to derive a grounded theory on the management of standards and regulation during an innovation process. The results also have important implications for innovators, which are reflected in clear advice for practice.

 1       Introduction  Rooting the Study in the Theoretical Context

1.1  Standards Effects on Innovation

1.1.1 Standards Effects on the New Product Development Process

1.1.2 Standards Effects on Technology Diffusion

1.2  Managing Standards in Innovation Contexts

1.2.1 Managing Standards on the Company Level

1.2.2 Co-Evolving Innovation and Standards at Industry Leve

1.2.3 Dynamics Affecting the Management of Standards in Innovation Contexts

1.2.4 Gaps in the Literature

2      Background on Methodology and Case

2.1  Grounded Theory Methodology

2.1.1 Case Selection  Theoretical Sampling

2.1.2 Data Collection

2.1.3 Data Analysis

2.2  Introducing the Micro Combined Heat and Power (mCHP) Case

2.2.1 The European Heating Industry and the Market for mCHP

2.2.2 Technological Solutions for mCHP