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Surveying innovation in samples of individual end consumers

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  • Jeroen P.J. de Jong

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Purpose - – Rather than businesses, individual end consumers may develop innovations for themselves. Innovating consumers generally do not protect their innovations with intellectual property rights and may be generally available – a phenomenon recently coined as “free innovation” (von Hippel, 2016). The purpose of this paper is to take stock of how innovation by individual consumers has been measured, and to propose a survey procedure for future studies of consumer innovation. Design/methodology/approach - – The author provides a literature review of how innovation by individual end consumers has been measured, and reports on a pilot study conducted in Finland to improve and standardize the measurement of consumer innovation. Findings - – The survey procedure includes up to six steps which can be tailored to specific research purposes. Originality/value - – The procedure will enable better international/cross-study comparisons and an efficient collection of data.

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  • Jeroen P.J. de Jong, 2016. "Surveying innovation in samples of individual end consumers," European Journal of Innovation Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 19(3), pages 406-423, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ejimpp:ejim-09-2015-0093
    DOI: 10.1108/EJIM-09-2015-0093
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