Frugal Innovation and Knowledge Transferability
Summary. Western firms typically partner with emerging market companies to develop frugal innovations, assuming local partners better understand local needs. This paper argues for an alternative: high-tech firms can conduct breakthrough R&D at home while focusing on emerging market requirements. Three case studies from a Swedish medical device manufacturer demonstrate how home-based R&D successfully reconceptualizes core products for emerging markets and identifies conditions that make this approach effective.
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Altmann, P., & Engberg, R.. (2016). Frugal Innovation and Knowledge Transferability. Research-Technology Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/08956308.2016.1117323
Altmann, Peter, and Robert Engberg. “Frugal Innovation and Knowledge Transferability.” Research-Technology Management, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1080/08956308.2016.1117323.
Altmann, Peter, and Robert Engberg. 2016. “Frugal Innovation and Knowledge Transferability.” Research-Technology Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/08956308.2016.1117323.
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title = {Frugal Innovation and Knowledge Transferability},
author = {Peter Altmann and Robert Engberg},
journal = {Research-Technology Management},
year = {2016},
doi = {10.1080/08956308.2016.1117323},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/08956308.2016.1117323}
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TY - JOUR TI - Frugal Innovation and Knowledge Transferability AU - Peter Altmann AU - Robert Engberg JO - Research-Technology Management PY - 2016 DO - 10.1080/08956308.2016.1117323 UR - https://doi.org/10.1080/08956308.2016.1117323 ER -
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- DOI
- 10.1080/08956308.2016.1117323
- Countries
- Sweden
- Regions
- Europe
- Categories
- innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation
- Added
- 2026-04-28