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Lesson 7. E-INNOVATION. What is a Small Business Entrepreneur?. Entrepreneur n. a right brained business man or woman of positive disposition who attempts to make profit from opportunities by risk, initiative and guidance from 2-small-business.com. SESSION OBJECTIVES.
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Lesson 7 E-INNOVATION
What is a Small Business Entrepreneur? • Entrepreneur n. a right brained business man or woman of positive disposition who attempts to make profit from opportunities by risk, initiative and guidance from 2-small-business.com
SESSION OBJECTIVES • INNOVATION PRIORITIES • STRATEGIC FOCUS • NPD MANAGEMENT • MANAGING COMPLEX INNOVATION • BUYER ADOPTION BEHAVIOUR
MAJOR AREA OF INNOVATION IS INTERNET DELIVERY OTHER THAN BY PC • CONVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES IN I.T. AND TELECOMS • NEXT GENERATION MOBILE TELEPHONES • MANUFACTURERS (NOKIA) AND TELECOMS PROVIDERS (BT CELLNET) RACING TO SUCCEED
FIGURE 7:5 ALTERNATIVE E-COMMERCE STRATEGIC POSITIONING OPTIONS
KEY SUCCESS FACTORS: • PRODUCT SUPERIORITY • ECONOMIC VALUE • TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY • FAMILIARITY TO FIRMS • MARKET OPPORTUNITY • COMPETITIVE SITUATION • WELL DEFINED OPPORTUNITY • WELL DEFINED PROJECT
COMPLEX INNOVATION • PROBLEM OF LINKING TOGETHER DATABASES AND ACHIEVING REAL TIME DATA INTERCHANGE • DIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY INVOLVED • BOWONDER AND MIYAKE JAPANESE MODEL OF: • CLEAR PURPOSE OF TECHNOLOGIES • INTERFIRM COLLABORATION • MULTIPLE TECHNOLOGIES TO AVOID SINGLE TECHNOLOGY RELIANCE • CONCURRENT ENGINEERING • ORGANISATION LEARNING • CONTINUOS TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
ADOPTION • ROGERS MODEL OF DIFFERENT BEHAVIOURS: • INNOVATORS • EARLY ADOPTERS • EARLY MAJORITY • LATE MAJORITY • LAGGARDS • MOORE PROPOSES A “CHASM” BETWEEN GROUPS FOR HIGH-TEC PRODUCTS • NEED DIFFERENT STRATEGIES TO GENERATE SALES IN DIFFERENT GROUPS
FIRST BUYERS ARE USUALLY “TECHIES” WHO WANT LATEST TECHNOLOGY • NEXT GROUP WILLING TO TAKE REAL RISK IF MAJOR NEW BENEFIT AVAILABLE (E.G. LOTUS NOTES) • EARLY MAJORITY WANT PROVEN BENEFITS (E.G. ORACLE DATABASES) • LATE MAJORITY WORRY ABOUT PROVEN BENEFITS AND PRICE • LAGGARDS USUALLY MOTIVATED BY PRICE
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