Aline Krämer

Low-Income Consumers as a Source of Innovation (eBook, PDF)

Insights from Idea Competitions in Brazilian Low-Income Communities

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The dissertation shows why innovations are vital to succeed in the low-income market segment, i.e. the four billion people living on less than 8 USD per day. In particular, it explores the role low-income consumers can play in corporate innovation processes. The study tests and expands theoretical findings on user innovations and lead users in the Brazilian low-income context. The findings also aim to enhance the capacity of companies to develop new solutions for the so far untapped low-income market by leveraging the knowledge of their target group.

Contents

• Open innovation
• Consumer integration into innovation
• Base of the pyramid (BoP)
• Inclusive Business
• Low-income markets in developing and emerging countries

Target Groups

• Students and researchers in the fields of Business Administration / Innovation Management, Business & Development Studies, Corporate Sustainability / Corporate Social Responsibility
• Executives and consultants in R & D / Product Development, Design and Market Research

The Author

Aline Krämer obtained her doctorate at the School of Management of the Technical University of Munich (TUM). She currently works as managing director of an independent research and consulting institute focused on inspiring and enabling inclusive business models.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
• Seitenzahl: 364
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783658089306
• Artikelnr.: 44223509

Autorenporträt

Aline Krämer obtained her doctorate at the School of Management of the Technical University of Munich (TUM). She currently works as managing director of an independent research and consulting institute focused on inspiring and enabling inclusive business models.

Inhaltsangabe

Open innovation.- Consumer integration into innovation.- Bas of the pyramid (BoP).- Inclusive Business.- Low-income markets in developing and emerging countries.