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sailing ship effect: a standalone construct

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Innovation management

the claimed burst of improvement in an established technology when it is threatened by a new rival technology.

In innovation management, sailing ship effect refers to the claimed burst of improvement in an established technology when it is threatened by a new rival technology. This meaning comes from Howells (2002) in Journal of Management Studies.[1]

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Howells, J. (2002). The Response of Old Technology Incumbents to Technological Competition – Does the Sailing Ship Effect Exist? Journal of Management Studies, 39(7), 887-906. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-6486.00316

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