When innovations meet institutions: Edison and the design of the electric light.
This paper considers the role of design, as the emergent arrangement of concrete details that embodies a new idea, in mediating between innovations and established institutional fields as entrepreneurs attempt to introduce change. Analysis of Thomas Edison's system of electric lighting offers insigh...
| Publicado en: | Administrative Science Quarterly Vol. 46; no. 3; pp. 476 - 502 |
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Administrative Science Quarterly
September 2001
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=507707604&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 507707604 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00018392 ASQ jtl: Administrative Science Quarterly issn: 00018392 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: September 2001 vid: 46 iid: 3 pid: 224 pub: Administrative Science Quarterly artinfo: ui: 507707604 10.2307/3094872 ppf: 476 ppct: 26 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 1.9MB tig: atl: When innovations meet institutions: Edison and the design of the electric light. aug: au: Hargadon, Andrew B. Douglas, Yellowlees su: Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 Design Incandescent lamps Electrification History Lamp design & construction Lighting United States sug: subj: United States Design Incandescent lamps Electrification History Lamp design & construction Lighting Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 keyword: Electric power equipment industry -- Technological innovations ab: This paper considers the role of design, as the emergent arrangement of concrete details that embodies a new idea, in mediating between innovations and established institutional fields as entrepreneurs attempt to introduce change. Analysis of Thomas Edison's system of electric lighting offers insights into how the grounded details of an innovation's design shape its acceptance and ultimate impact. The notion of robust design is introduced to explain how Edison's design strategy enabled his organization to gain acceptance for an innovation that would ultimately displace the existing institutions of the gas industry. By examining the principles through which design allows entrepreneurs to exploit the established institutions while simultaneously retaining the flexibility to displace them, this analysis highlights the value of robust design strategies in innovation efforts, including the phonograph, the online service provider, and the digital video recorder. Reprinted by permission of the publisher. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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