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UsersÕ ability to anticipate incremental and radical innovation in online communities: The role of product knowledge and willingness to participate in the community life

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  • Claudio Giachetti

    (Department of Management, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia)

  • Gianluca Marchi

    (Department of Business Economics, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia)

  • Riccardo Corradini

    (Department of Business Economics, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia)

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  • Claudio Giachetti & Gianluca Marchi & Riccardo Corradini, 2012. "UsersÕ ability to anticipate incremental and radical innovation in online communities: The role of product knowledge and willingness to participate in the community life," Working Papers 15, Department of Management, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia.
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    Keywords

    innovative users; incremental innovation; radical innovation; product knowledge; willingness to participate; mobile phone;
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    JEL classification:

    • M31 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Marketing and Advertising - - - Marketing
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D

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