Avoiding the Pitfalls of Reverse Innovation Lessons Learned from Essilor

作者:Hadengue, Marine*; de Marcellis-Warin, Nathalie; von Zedtwitz, Max; Warin, Thierry
来源:Research-Technology Management, 2017, 60(3): 40-47.
DOI:10.1080/08956308.2017.1301002

摘要

OVERVIEW: The economic benefits of reverse innovation are intuitively compelling, but this new innovation strategy presents several challenges to established firms, ranging from fears of product cannibalization to not-invented-here syndrome. French ophthalmic lens maker Essilor has experimented with reverse innovation over several projects; an examination of its experiences suggests how the specific challenges of reverse innovation may be anticipated and overcome to allow companies to better leverage the results of their global innovation efforts.