A STORY OF BREAKTHROUGH. THE CASE OF COMMON RAIL DEVELOPMENT

Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli ()
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Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli: Politecnico di Bari, Bari, Italy

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2015, vol. 19, issue 04, 1-35

Abstract: This paper investigates the development of breakthrough technological innovations by analysing the individual, organisational, and contextual forces and dynamics shaping their emergence. To this end, I use a longitudinal case study of Fiat Group's development of common rail technology for diesel injection systems. Thereby, by presenting and discussing its story and evolution, I contribute to the existing literature on innovation offering a multilevel perspective of the diverse and heterogeneous factors interaction to generate breakthroughs.

Keywords: Breakthrough innovation; individual; organisational; and contextual dynamics; multiple perspective; common rail technology; case study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1142/S1363919615500346

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