@article{1443956,
      recid = {1443956},
      author = {Ikuine, Fumihiko,},
      title = {The efficiency and creativity of product development :  lessons from the game software industry in Japan /},
      pages = {1 online resource :},
      abstract = {This is the first book that comprehensively describes the  history of the game software industry in Japan. A major  objective here is to identify the key determinants of the  emergence of the business, the maturing of the market, and  the changes brought about by innovations, based on the  history of the Japanese industry. To date, similar books  have focused only on particular topics of the game software  industry, such as the success of Nintendo and Sony and the  uniqueness of the Japanese industry. There are no books  that interpret the development process of this industry  from the point of view of innovation. To fully understand  the business and derive insightful lessons from it,  however, requires a careful and thorough examination of its  development process. Currently, many companies aim to  improve efficiency by using information and communications  technology (ICT), but it is difficult to maintain a balance  between the pursuit of efficiency and the encouragement of  creativity. In the case of Japan's game software industry,  firms have pursued higher efficiency in product development  to build competitive advantage, resulting in a low rate of  radical innovation and causing the slow growth of the  industry. In certain situations, the development activities  that target the creation of new products may, in  themselves, hinder the creation of truly new products. This  book conceptualizes this phenomenon as a "development  productivity dilemma" and clarifies the mechanisms behind  it. The dilemma, like the productivity dilemma in the  manufacturing industry, evokes a certain innovation pattern  and prevents potential growth. Understanding the lessons  from the game software business presented in this book,  managers, researchers, and policymakers can gain insight  into the mechanisms leading to industrial maturity and  clues to avoid the development productivity dilemma.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1443956},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7743-4},
}