Managing Innovation and Standards: A Case in the European Heating Industry

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This book provides an in-depth study of the management of standards and regulation in sustainable and radical innovation development. It considers the case of micro Combined Heat and Power (mCHP) technology. The developers of this radical innovation in the European heating sector encountered major conflicts when attempting to create or adapt standards when bringing the technology to market. Utilising rich research data and interviews with key actors, the author uses this case to derive a grounded theory on the management of standards and regulation during an innovation process. The results also have important implications for innovators, which are reflected in clear advice for practice. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Introduction: Rooting the Study in the Theoretical Context (Paul Moritz Wiegmann)....Pages 1-19 Background on Methodology and Case (Paul Moritz Wiegmann)....Pages 21-32 Standards, Regulation and Conformity Assessment for mCHP (Paul Moritz Wiegmann)....Pages 33-49 Managing Standards for mCHP on Company Level (Paul Moritz Wiegmann)....Pages 51-76 Industry-Level Collaboration in mCHP Standardisation and Regulation (Paul Moritz Wiegmann)....Pages 77-113 Building a Grounded Theory on Managing Standards in Innovation Contexts (Paul Moritz Wiegmann)....Pages 115-138 Conclusions: Managing Innovation and Standards Within the Company and Beyond (Paul Moritz Wiegmann)....Pages 139-167 Back Matter ....Pages 169-171