A case study of knowledge protection and diffusion for innovation: managing knowledge in the mobile telephone industry
The standardisation of interfaces in product architectures helps complementary products develop when network externalities are present. However, standardisation may also weaken a technology developer's competitive position when the product knowledge embedded in standardised interfaces becomes a...
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| description | The standardisation of interfaces in product architectures helps complementary products develop when network externalities are present. However, standardisation may also weaken a technology developer's competitive position when the product knowledge embedded in standardised interfaces becomes accessible, thereby reducing the barriers to entry. Hence, there is a need to simultaneously protect the knowledge that underpins a firm's competitiveness, but also to define the standards that are open to encourage the development of complementary products. In this paper, we analyse different types and levels of knowledge that underpin a product. We apply this analysis to understanding how Nokia and Ericsson maintained their competitive positions during the Global System for Mobile (GSM)-dominated phase of the industry, even though they were instrumental in developing GSM as an entirely open standard. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-219272017-09-13T13:53:06Z A case study of knowledge protection and diffusion for innovation: managing knowledge in the mobile telephone industry Galvin, Peter Rice, J. Knowledge management Information structures Innovation GSM Standards Mobile phones Standardisation Knowledge protection Cell phones Modularity The standardisation of interfaces in product architectures helps complementary products develop when network externalities are present. However, standardisation may also weaken a technology developer's competitive position when the product knowledge embedded in standardised interfaces becomes accessible, thereby reducing the barriers to entry. Hence, there is a need to simultaneously protect the knowledge that underpins a firm's competitiveness, but also to define the standards that are open to encourage the development of complementary products. In this paper, we analyse different types and levels of knowledge that underpin a product. We apply this analysis to understanding how Nokia and Ericsson maintained their competitive positions during the Global System for Mobile (GSM)-dominated phase of the industry, even though they were instrumental in developing GSM as an entirely open standard. 2008 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21927 10.1504/IJTM.2008.019384 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. restricted |
| spellingShingle | Knowledge management Information structures Innovation GSM Standards Mobile phones Standardisation Knowledge protection Cell phones Modularity Galvin, Peter Rice, J. A case study of knowledge protection and diffusion for innovation: managing knowledge in the mobile telephone industry |
| title | A case study of knowledge protection and diffusion for innovation: managing knowledge in the mobile telephone industry |
| title_full | A case study of knowledge protection and diffusion for innovation: managing knowledge in the mobile telephone industry |
| title_fullStr | A case study of knowledge protection and diffusion for innovation: managing knowledge in the mobile telephone industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case study of knowledge protection and diffusion for innovation: managing knowledge in the mobile telephone industry |
| title_short | A case study of knowledge protection and diffusion for innovation: managing knowledge in the mobile telephone industry |
| title_sort | case study of knowledge protection and diffusion for innovation: managing knowledge in the mobile telephone industry |
| topic | Knowledge management Information structures Innovation GSM Standards Mobile phones Standardisation Knowledge protection Cell phones Modularity |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21927 |