In recent decades, the literature of technology management has proposed the S curves as promising tools for the analysis of the life cycle of technological innovations in order to support the company’s strategies and policies. In this work, the main mathematical and statistical characteristics of the most popular S curve models are analyzed in order to verify their suitability to model technological innovation processes. In particular, the linearity properties of each model have been studied since they are needed to make some useful inferences. The critical comparative analysis has been carried out exploiting some real data sets concerning three different technologies: piston aero-engines, jet aero-engines and digital signal processors, respectively.
A critical review and further advances in the innovation growth models / Erto, Pasquale; Vanacore, Amalia. - STAMPA. - (2009), pp. 247-260. [10.1007/978-88-470-0815-1]
A critical review and further advances in the innovation growth models
ERTO, PASQUALE;VANACORE, AMALIA
2009
Abstract
In recent decades, the literature of technology management has proposed the S curves as promising tools for the analysis of the life cycle of technological innovations in order to support the company’s strategies and policies. In this work, the main mathematical and statistical characteristics of the most popular S curve models are analyzed in order to verify their suitability to model technological innovation processes. In particular, the linearity properties of each model have been studied since they are needed to make some useful inferences. The critical comparative analysis has been carried out exploiting some real data sets concerning three different technologies: piston aero-engines, jet aero-engines and digital signal processors, respectively.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
