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Global Diffusion of Innovation during the Fourth Industrial Revolution: The Case of Additive Manufacturing or 3D Printing

In: TRENDS IN INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH Ecosystems, Digital Technologies and Responses to Shocks

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  • Harm-Jan Steenhuis
  • Xin Fang
  • Tolga Ulusemre

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Additive manufacturing can be considered an innovative and high-technology and one of its characteristics is that it has limited dependency on the location. The purpose of this study is to examine this aspect by investigation how additive manufacturing is spreading globally. The focus is on established manufacturers of industrial additive manufacturing machines. It was found that the early-stage diffusion of this technology is primarily in advanced economies. Furthermore, many of the currently established companies that manufacture industrial 3D printers come from already existing companies that expanded into AM or that led to spin-off companies. The complexity of AM which requires expert knowledge across a range of fields may be the key reason for this finding. Recommendations for further research are provided.

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  • Harm-Jan Steenhuis & Xin Fang & Tolga Ulusemre, 2023. "Global Diffusion of Innovation during the Fourth Industrial Revolution: The Case of Additive Manufacturing or 3D Printing," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Alexander Brem & Jin Chen (ed.), TRENDS IN INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH Ecosystems, Digital Technologies and Responses to Shocks, chapter 10, pages 235-268, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789811273292_0010
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    Keywords

    Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research; Digital Technologies; Ecosystems; Sextuple Helix; Solar PV Industry; Academic Entrepreneurship; Digital Transformation; Global Diffusion of Innovation; Marketplace Platform; Future Crises; Industry Technology Transfer;
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    JEL classification:

    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship

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