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Communities of Practice and Vintage Innovation

A Strategic Reaction to Technological Change

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Francesco Schiavone

    1. University Parthenope, Naples, Italy

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  • Focus on the notion of “vintage innovation” and its applications
  • Analysis of strategic reactions to technological change
  • Case studies of communities of users in which vintage innovation emerged ?
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Business (BRIEFSBUSINESS)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Technological Change

    • Francesco Schiavone
    Pages 1-23

  3. Communities of Practice

    • Francesco Schiavone
    Pages 25-49

  4. Vintage Innovation

    • Francesco Schiavone
    Pages 51-69

  5. Vintage Innovation by Firms

    • Francesco Schiavone
    Pages 71-88

  6. Vintage Innovation by Users

    • Francesco Schiavone
    Pages 89-106
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About this book

This book focuses on the notion of “vintage innovation” and its application in various old technology-based communities of practice. Some communities of practice resist and react to technological change by adopting new technological products (“vintage products”) that extend the lifetime of their old, favored products and practices. There are a number of potential reasons for such strategic reactions, which are analyzed by the author. The book opens by reviewing the nature of technological change. Old technology-based communities of practice and their typical reactions to technological change are then discussed, and the concept of vintage innovation, introduced and explained. The book presents four case studies of communities of users in which vintage innovation emerged: analog photographers, radio amateurs, arcade videogame players, and disc jockeys.​

Authors and Affiliations

  • University Parthenope, Naples, Italy

    Francesco Schiavone

About the author

Francesco Schiavone received the Ph.D. degree in network economics and knowledge management from the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy, in 2006. Since 2007, he has been an Assistant Professor in management at University Parthenope, Naples, Italy. He is also a Visiting Professor in theory of the firm at the University de Castilla, La Mancha, Spain, and innovation management in ESG Management School, Paris, France. He was a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the University of Twente, The Netherlands, in 2004. Since 2010, he has been involved in research on strategic reactions to technological change by companies and communities of users. His current research interests include technological change, innovation, business strategies, and entrepreneurship. Dr. Schiavone has been serving as the Guest Editor of special issues and is a member of the Editorial Boards from various international journals. Since 2012, he has been a member of the scientific panel of the International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM).

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