TY - JOUR
T1 - Outsider initiatives in the reconstruction of the car
T2 - The case of lightweight vehicle milieus in Switzerland
AU - Truffer, Bernhard
AU - Dürrenberger, Gregor
PY - 1997/3/1
Y1 - 1997/3/1
N2 - This article analyzes the relevance of a specific form of social networks, so-called innovative milieus, for the development of radical innovations. Two Swiss initiatives which developed highly energy-efficient means of individual transport in the past ten years are analyzed in terms of the resources they could mobilize and the risks they run. To assess the milieu's potential for radical innovation, we examine the construction of a lightweight safety system, the social construction of the product category "lightweight vehicle," and the (mis)management of the interface between prototype development and large-scale manufacturing.
AB - This article analyzes the relevance of a specific form of social networks, so-called innovative milieus, for the development of radical innovations. Two Swiss initiatives which developed highly energy-efficient means of individual transport in the past ten years are analyzed in terms of the resources they could mobilize and the risks they run. To assess the milieu's potential for radical innovation, we examine the construction of a lightweight safety system, the social construction of the product category "lightweight vehicle," and the (mis)management of the interface between prototype development and large-scale manufacturing.
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U2 - 10.1177/016224399702200203
DO - 10.1177/016224399702200203
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0039976665
SN - 0162-2439
VL - 22
SP - 207
EP - 234
JO - Science, technology & human values
JF - Science, technology & human values
IS - 2
ER -