How User-Innovators Pave the Way for a Sustainable Energy Future: A Study among German Energy Enthusiasts
| dc.contributor.author | Grosse, Matti | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-01-21T15:52:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-01-21T15:52:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The existence of user-innovators in the household sector is undeniable. Prior research provided evidence on the vast scope of product developments by household sector users and documented a large set of individual user-innovator characteristics to explain their behavior. What has largely been neglected as a potential source of user innovation activities are product- and technology-specific factors. This study aims to fill this gap by identifying and analyzing user-innovators in Germany. On the basis of the results of a large-scale survey on German energy enthusiasts, we find dissatisfaction with existing products and time-consuming implementation as the main drivers of user innovation in our setting. The results show a negative correlation between data security concerns and the likelihood of becoming a user-innovator, pointing towards the maker culture among user-innovators. As an implication of our work, we provide a roadmap for all stakeholders aiming to harness the potential of user-innovators for future open innovation eco-systems. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | DFG, 325093850, Open Access Publizieren 2017 - 2018 / Technische Universität Berlin | de |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 2071-1050 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/handle/11303/9006 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.14279/depositonce-8122 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en |
| dc.subject.ddc | 333 Boden- und Energiewirtschaft | de |
| dc.subject.ddc | 690 Hausbau, Bauhandwerk | de |
| dc.subject.other | user innovation | en |
| dc.subject.other | open innovation | en |
| dc.subject.other | smart energy | en |
| dc.subject.other | energy transition | en |
| dc.subject.other | Germany | en |
| dc.subject.other | survey | en |
| dc.title | How User-Innovators Pave the Way for a Sustainable Energy Future: A Study among German Energy Enthusiasts | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| dc.type.version | publishedVersion | en |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi | 10.3390/su10124836 | en |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issue | 12 | en |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle | Sustainability | en |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishername | MDPI | en |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublisherplace | Basel | en |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart | 4836 | en |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume | 10 | en |
| tub.accessrights.dnb | free | en |
| tub.affiliation | Fak. 7 Wirtschaft und Management::Inst. Technologie und Management (ITM)::FG Innovationsökonomie | de |
| tub.affiliation.faculty | Fak. 7 Wirtschaft und Management | de |
| tub.affiliation.group | FG Innovationsökonomie | de |
| tub.affiliation.institute | Inst. Technologie und Management (ITM) | de |
| tub.publisher.universityorinstitution | Technische Universität Berlin | en |