How entrepreneurship ecosystem influences the development of frugal innovation and informal entrepreneurship
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DOI: 10.1002/tie.22157
Abstract: This article critically analyses how the entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) and institutional environment influences the development of frugal innovation and informal entrepreneurship. There is a dearth of empirical research on African entrepreneurship ecosystems and complementors that… read more here.
Keywords: innovation informal; informal entrepreneurship; ecosystem; frugal innovation ... See more keywords
Institutions and frugal innovation: The case of Jugaad
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DOI: 10.1007/s10490-019-09700-1
Abstract: Multinationals from emerging markets are embracing frugal innovation. While resource constraints and business opportunities targeting the underserved have been identified as core reasons for the same, we heed to researchers calls for a fine-grained understanding… read more here.
Keywords: innovation case; institutions frugal; case jugaad; innovation ... See more keywords
Co-production of frugal innovation: Case of low cost reverse osmosis water filters in India
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.07.065
Abstract: Abstract The increased role of market actors in the provision of drinking water has implied a greater salience to issues of affordability. With its emphasis of increasing affordability without compromising on quality, the idea of… read more here.
Keywords: production; water; innovation; low cost ... See more keywords
Frugal innovation: A review and research agenda
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.02.091
Abstract: Abstract This study aims to review the frugal innovation literature in order to understand the main sources, theories, and overlapping concepts, as well as the input, success factors, impeding factors, and output of frugal innovations… read more here.
Keywords: innovation literature; innovation; frugal innovation; research agenda ... See more keywords
Sustainable frugal innovation - The connection between frugal innovation and sustainability
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.117747
Abstract: Abstract Frugal innovation is often associated with (ecological and social) sustainability because it is characterized by minimizing the use of resources (raw material, production resources, energy, fuel, water, waste, financial resources), it is more affordable,… read more here.
Keywords: innovation; connection frugal; frugal innovation; innovation sustainability ... See more keywords
Healthcare frugal innovation: A solving problem rationale under scarcity conditions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2017.08.001
Abstract: Abstract Healthcare innovation comprises an interactive and uneven process where different agents follow diverse rationales. Recent literature has stressed the role of hospitals as complex organizations that link health necessities and innovative solutions. Alternative innovation… read more here.
Keywords: innovation; scarcity conditions; frugal innovation; healthcare frugal ... See more keywords
Usability evaluation of frugal innovation: A case of mobile training for micro businesses in Tanzania
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DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2020.1772951
Abstract: This study evaluated a mobile training pilot prototype designed for micro business owners in Tanzania. The paper focused on the extent to which features of the pilot prototype developed under frugal innovation confirmed the defined… read more here.
Keywords: user requirements; pilot prototype; frugal innovation; mobile training ... See more keywords
The role of digital business transformation in frugal innovation and SMEs’ resilience in emerging markets
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DOI: 10.1108/ijoem-12-2022-1937
Abstract: PurposeThe present study aims to examine the relationships between digital business transformation, organizational learning, frugal innovation and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) resilience in emerging markets.Design/methodology/approachEmpirical data collection has been implemented using a questionnaire method… read more here.
Keywords: smes resilience; emerging markets; frugal innovation; transformation ... See more keywords
A Bibliometric Map of Intellectual Communities in Frugal Innovation Literature
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DOI: 10.1109/tem.2020.2994043
Abstract: Frugal innovation is the process of innovating to respond to severe resource constraints with products that have cost advantages compared with existing solutions. The philosophy behind frugal innovation can be applied to both products and… read more here.
Keywords: literature; map intellectual; intellectual communities; innovation ... See more keywords
RRI Beyond Its Comfort Zone: Initiating a Dialogue with Frugal Innovation by ‘the Vulnerable’
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DOI: 10.1177/0971721820902967
Abstract: Responsible research and innovation (RRI) aims at mitigating the negative unintended consequences of technologies, developed by large business organisations, on society and environment. Scholars point out that the broader ethical underpinnings of RRI in terms… read more here.
Keywords: innovation; beyond comfort; dialogue; frugal innovation ... See more keywords
Applying Enterprises’ Frugal Innovation in Ecologically Vulnerable Areas: A Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis of the Influence Paths
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DOI: 10.3390/su15097658
Abstract: Frugal innovation has become popular in ecologically vulnerable areas in the past decade, as it was initiated under a resource-constrained innovation paradigm. However, there has been limited research on its influence factors and fundamental operating… read more here.
Keywords: ecologically vulnerable; innovation; influence factors; frugal innovation ... See more keywords