Patients and caregivers as developers of medical devices : an empirical study on user innovation in the healthcare sector / Moritz Göldner.
2021
RA418.5.M4
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Patients and caregivers as developers of medical devices : an empirical study on user innovation in the healthcare sector / Moritz Göldner.
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9783658320416 (electronic bk.)
3658320419 (electronic bk.)
3658320400
9783658320409
3658320419 (electronic bk.)
3658320400
9783658320409
Published
Wiesbaden : Springer Gabler, [2021]
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English
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10.1007/978-3-658-32041-6 doi
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RA418.5.M4
Dewey Decimal Classification
610.28/4
Summary
Moritz Göldner analyzes the unexplored phenomenon of patients and caregivers as innovators with respect to their own unmet medical needs in two complementary studies. In study 1 he uses a mixed-method approach to analyze quantitative data from two datasets on more than 1,100 medical smartphone apps each and qualitative data from 16 interviews with developers of medical apps. He finds substantial evidence that patients and caregivers develop medical apps and shows that those apps receive significantly better ratings than company-developed apps. In study 2 he further explores the commercialization activities of patients and caregivers by analyzing 14 case studies of patients and caregivers who successfully brought their tangible medical device on the market. He finds that those innovators did not maximize their profits, but rather sought to market their devices at reasonable prices to offer access to many other patients. The author discusses these insights and draws conclusions for scholars and managers that are valid beyond this extreme case of user innovation. About the author Moritz Göldner is an innovation consultant for user-centered innovation in (digital) healthcare. Prior to this position, he was a project manager and research associate at the Institute for Technology and Innovation Management at Hamburg University of Technology. His research interests cover user innovation in healthcare, social innovation, the emergence of new medical technologies, as well as entrepreneurship.
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Gabler research. Forschungs-/Entwicklungs-/Innovations-Management.
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Table of Contents
Focus and Scope of this Thesis
Introduction
Conceptual Foundations: The Phenomenon of Patients and Caregivers as User Innovators
Are Patients and Caregivers the Better Innovators? The Case of Medical Smartphone Applications
Introduction: User Innovation and Medical Smartphone Applications
Theoretical Background and Hypothesis Development
Methodology
Findings
Discussion
Preliminary Conclusions
Introduction: User Entrepreneurs for Social Innovation
Theoretical Background and Research Questions
Methodology
Implications and Conclusion.
Introduction
Conceptual Foundations: The Phenomenon of Patients and Caregivers as User Innovators
Are Patients and Caregivers the Better Innovators? The Case of Medical Smartphone Applications
Introduction: User Innovation and Medical Smartphone Applications
Theoretical Background and Hypothesis Development
Methodology
Findings
Discussion
Preliminary Conclusions
Introduction: User Entrepreneurs for Social Innovation
Theoretical Background and Research Questions
Methodology
Implications and Conclusion.