Managing Innovation and Standards : : A Case in the European Heating Industry.

• Author: Wiegmann, Paul Moritz.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2018.; Ã2019.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (177 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Managing Innovation and Standards -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Rooting the Study in the Theoretical Context -- Abstract -- 1.1 Standards' Effects on Innovation -- 1.1.1 Standards' Effects on the New Product Development Process -- 1.1.1.1 Standards Limiting Available Options -- 1.1.1.2 Standards as an Information Source -- 1.1.1.3 Standards Facilitating Collaboration and Division of Labour -- 1.1.2 Standards' Effects on Technology Diffusion -- 1.1.2.1 Standards Providing Legitimacy, Market Access and Supporting Complementary Assets -- 1.1.2.2 Standards Causing Lock-In -- 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 Level -- 1.2.3 Dynamics Affecting the Management of Standards in Innovation Contexts -- 1.2.4 Gaps in the Literature -- References -- Chapter 2 Background on Methodology and Case -- Abstract -- 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 -- References -- Chapter 3 Standards, Regulation and Conformity Assessment for mCHP -- Abstract -- 3.1 Relevant Standards for mCHP -- 3.2 Regulation for mCHP and Its Relationship with Standards -- 3.2.1 Harmonised Standards Providing 'Presumption of Conformity' -- 3.2.2 Fulfilling 'Essential Requirements' Without Relying on Harmonised Standards -- 3.3 Assessing Conformity to Essential Requirements in the mCHP Case -- 3.3.1 Standards Providing Certainty for Conformity Assessment.

3.4 Standards' Additional Effects on mCHP's Development and Diffusion -- 3.4.1 Support of Standards for mCHP's Development -- 3.4.2 Hurdles to mCHP's Development from Standards and Related Issues -- 3.5 Overall Impact of Standards on mCHP's Development -- Reference -- Chapter 4 Managing Standards for mCHP on Company Level -- Abstract -- 4.1 Companies' Approaches to Managing Standards and Regulation -- 4.1.1 Awareness of Standards' and Regulation's Importance -- 4.1.1.1 Awareness of Standards for Certification and Related Issues -- 4.1.1.2 Awareness of Non-certification-related Functions of Standards -- 4.1.2 Expertise and Resources for Managing Standards and Regulation -- 4.1.2.1 Required Expertise for Managing Standardisation and Regulation -- 4.1.2.2 Required Resources for Managing Standardisation and Regulation -- 4.1.3 Strategic and Organisational Grounding of Managing Standards and Regulation -- 4.1.3.1 Organisational Structures for Managing Standards and Regulation -- 4.1.3.2 Intra-company Networks for Supporting Standardisation and Regulation Work -- 4.2 Incorporating Standards and Regulation into mCHP Development -- 4.2.1 Identifying Applicable Regulation and Standards -- 4.2.1.1 Active Approach -- 4.2.1.2 Passive Approach -- 4.2.1.3 Anticipating Future and Changing Requirements -- 4.2.2 Specifying the Product -- 4.2.2.1 External Support for Specifying Requirements -- 4.2.3 Evaluating Conformity to Regulation and Standards -- 4.2.3.1 Initial Evaluation of Regulation and Standards for mCHP -- 4.2.3.2 Evaluating Conformity Throughout the NPD Process -- 4.2.4 Degrees of Freedom for mCHP's Technological Development -- 4.2.4.1 Handling Missing Standards in the NPD Process -- 4.2.4.2 Timing of Handling Standards and Regulation in the NPD Process -- Chapter 5 Industry-Level Collaboration in mCHP Standardisation and Regulation.

Abstract -- 5.1 Collaboration Across Actors in the Industry -- 5.1.1 Collaborating in Technology Development -- 5.1.2 Collaborating in Standardisation and Regulation -- 5.1.2.1 Industry Associations in the Standardisation Context -- 5.1.2.2 Industry Associations in the Regulation Context -- 5.1.3 'Group Dynamics' in the Industry Resulting from the Collaboration -- 5.1.3.1 Industry Actors Not Supporting mCHP -- 5.1.4 The Role of Intellectual Property in the Industry's Collaboration -- 5.1.4.1 Protecting Intellectual Property Related to mCHP Technology -- 5.1.4.2 (Not) Using IPRs in Standardisation for mCHP -- 5.1.4.3 The Overall Impact of IPR on mCHP's Development -- 5.2 Conflicting Interests in Standardisation and Regulation for mCHP -- 5.2.1 Standards and Regulation for Connecting to the Electricity Grid -- 5.2.1.1 Background: Electricity Grid in Transition -- 5.2.1.2 Converging and Competing Interests with Other Technologies -- 5.2.1.3 Activities in Standardisation and Regulation for the Electricity Grid -- 5.2.1.4 Limited Influence on Standards and Regulation for the Electricity Grid -- 5.2.2 Conflicts Surrounding the Calculation Method for mCHP Appliances' Energy Labels -- 5.2.2.1 Conflicting Positions Regarding the Calculation Method -- 5.2.2.2 Interactions Between the Industry and the European Commission -- 5.2.2.3 Outcome of the Conflicts and Outlook to Future Developments -- 5.3 Interviewees' Evaluation of the mCHP Case -- References -- Chapter 6 Building a Grounded Theory on Managing Standards in Innovation Contexts -- Abstract -- 6.1 Managing Standards and Regulation on the Company Level -- 6.1.1 Supporting Factors: Necessary Conditions for Managing Standards and Regulation -- 6.1.1.1 Key Characteristics: Awareness, Expertise, Financial Resources -- 6.1.1.2 Strategic Orientation and Organisational Support Structure.

6.1.2 Activities for Managing Standards and Regulation -- 6.1.2.1 Core Activities: Identifying Regulation and Standards, Specifying the Product, Evaluating Conformity to Requirements -- 6.1.2.2 Engaging in Standardisation and Regulation -- 6.1.3 Degrees of Freedom for New Product Development -- 6.2 Industry Level Structure and Processes -- 6.2.1 Key Elements of the Industry Structure -- 6.2.1.1 Fundamental Elements: Supporting Institutions, Approach to IPR, Backing for Innovation -- 6.2.1.2 Emergence of the Industry Structure -- 6.2.2 Industry-Level Processes for Facilitating the Innovation -- 6.2.2.1 Individual Companies' Contribution to Industry-Level Processes -- 6.2.3 'Group Dynamics' in the Industry -- 6.3 Developments and Associated Processes in the Wider Context -- 6.3.1 Relevance and Effects of Developments in the Wider Context -- 6.3.2 Influencing Developments in the Wider Context -- 6.4 Final Thoughts on Our Grounded Theory -- Chapter 7 Conclusions: Managing Innovation and Standards Within the Company and Beyond -- Abstract -- 7.1 Standards' Effects on Innovation -- 7.1.1 Existing Standards' Effects on Innovation -- 7.1.2 Strength of Standards' Effects on Innovation -- 7.1.3 Uncertainty Resulting from Missing Standards -- 7.2 Managing Standards, Regulation, and Innovation -- 7.2.1 Organisational Support for Managing Standards and Regulation -- 7.2.2 Integrating Standards and Regulation into the Innovation Process -- 7.2.3 Addressing External Developments on the Industry Level and in the Wider Context -- 7.3 Dynamics on the Industry Level and Beyond -- 7.3.1 Sources of Dynamics in the Industry and Wider Context -- 7.3.2 Industry-Level Approaches for Addressing Dynamics in the Process -- 7.3.2.1 Supporting Institutions for Effective Collaboration.

7.3.2.2 The Importance of Intellectual Property Rights in Effective Collaboration -- 7.3.2.3 'Group Dynamics' Resulting from the Collaboration in an Industry -- 7.3.3 Dynamics' Support for Aligning the Innovation with the Wider Context -- 7.4 Managerial Implications -- 7.4.1 Important Effects of Standards -- 7.4.2 Implications for Company-Internal Management -- 7.4.3 Implications for Cross-Company Collaboration -- 7.5 Limitations and Scope for Further Research -- 7.5.1 Generalising Our Theory -- 7.5.2 Questions for Future Research -- References -- Index.