Waiting Games: innovation impasses in situations of high uncertainty

D.K. Robinson, Pascal Le Masson () and Benoit Weil ()
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D.K. Robinson: CGS i3 - Centre de Gestion Scientifique i3 - Mines Paris - PSL (École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris) - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - I3 - Institut interdisciplinaire de l’innovation - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Pascal Le Masson: CGS i3 - Centre de Gestion Scientifique i3 - Mines Paris - PSL (École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris) - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - I3 - Institut interdisciplinaire de l’innovation - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Benoit Weil: CGS i3 - Centre de Gestion Scientifique i3 - Mines Paris - PSL (École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris) - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - I3 - Institut interdisciplinaire de l’innovation - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: The challenge for innovation has shifted from meeting uncertainties to breaking through a waiting game. The topic of 'waiting games' - or technology impasses - has not been addressed in the innovation literature, while it is clearly important to understand the phenomenon, and to be able to do something about it. We call this a waiting game because it occurs over and above the strategies of individual actors, even if there is general acceptance that the technology is promising and innovation is necessary. This special issue explores the variety of waiting games and their dynamics, and offers suggestions about breaking through them.

Date: 2012-06-01
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Published in Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, 2012, 24 (6), pp.543-548. ⟨10.1080/09537325.2012.693661⟩

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