Kategori: Kodak
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Intervju om teknikskiften hos Teknikföretagen
Min kritik av forskning kring disruptiva innovationer återges hos Teknikföretagen. Jag förespråkar en flerdimensionell och tvärvetenskaplig ansats och poängterar att alltför stor tilltro till enskilda forskare och teorier är vanskligt. Intervjun kan läsas här.
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Is 3D Printing a Disruptive Innovation?
My work on 3D Printing and the Hearing aid industry is now published in the journal Technological Forecasting and Social Change. The paper can be retrieved here. The abstract can be found below: 3D Printing technologies have received extensive attention in recent years, but empirical investigations of how this technology is used for manufacturing are […]
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Digital Disruption at SIME 2015
My speech about disruptive technological change was recorded and can be found here, starting after 35 minutes of the video.
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Seminar on Disruptive innovation and Nokia at Francisco Marroquin University in Guatemala
Today I had the opportunity to present some preliminary research to professors at Francisco Marroquin University (UFM). Among other things, UFM has a great reputation for its openness and interest in evolutionary perspectives on markets. The seminar concerned the decline of Nokia and its implications for theory development. The overall argument I brought forward is […]
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Public lecture in Stockholm tomorrow on Kodak Moments and the collapse of Nokia
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Sure, digital imaging killed Kodak, but the decline started in the 1980s
The graph below illustrates the number of Kodak employees over time. It suggests that the company’s decline was not only attributable to digital imaging and lost film revenues. The problems started much earlier and are largely related to the emergence of FujiFilm as a serious competitor on the global stage. Read more about the Kodak […]
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Quotes from Kodak’s annual report 2000
As we move further into the information age, historical documents are increasingly available online, giving us the opportunity to marvel at how the times are changing. The statement below comes from Kodak’s annual report in 2000 (the complete quote can be found here), which is the year when Kodak’s decline was about to accelerate. “Last […]
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No more Kodak moments in the Olympics
Looking back at the rise and fall of Kodak over the past century, one can make several observations about its role in society. Kodak’s hegemony was manifested through its strong presence in the Olympic Games. During these games, not only athletes compete – firms also compete for our attention. Tracking Kodak’s role in the Olympic […]
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Photos from an abandoned Kodak building
Below, some photos from Kodak’s old site north of Stockholm, Sweden.