The emergence of the maker movement: Implications for entrepreneurship research

Browder, Russell E.; Aldrich, Howard E.; Bradley, Steven W.

doi:10.1016/j.jbusvent.2019.01.005

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“…Several secondary data (e.g., documents, archives) are difficult to gather retrospectively in the early of 1990s, known as unlicensed (illegal) phases, when it confines the chronological sequence and causal relation of Shenzhen mobile phone development. Second, recent studies have paid attentions on issues of informal entrepreneurs change or informal economies transition (e.g., Lee and Hung, [29]), suggesting that Shenzhen mobile phone industries may call for transit to the maker industries [85]. Such informal economy transition boosts lots of new makers or creative entrepreneurs who aggregate themselves to be formal entrepreneurs.…”

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Social Trust and Open Innovation in an Informal Economy: The Emergence of Shenzhen Mobile Phone Industry

Chen

2020

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This study examines how social trust facilitates firms’ collaborative efficiency in an informal economy. We extend the open innovation theory to explain the straightforward role of social trust in the Shenzhen mobile phone industry. This single case study yields two principal findings. First, social trust fosters the efficient integration of value chains for mobile phone development. Four types of informal entrepreneurs with high social trust built on homogenous sanctioned ethnic groups (i.e., Fujian, Hunan, Chaoshan, and Wenzhou) collaboratively conform to the chip vendors, independent design houses, integrators, manufacturers and channel retailers in the Shenzhen mobile phone industry. These four groups of informal entrepreneurs achieve ethnic legitimacy by organizing the value chains with mobile feature phones built on Shenzhen mobile phone modes. Second, social trust among the four sanctioned ethnic groups is a critical determinant for shortening the time-to-market of new products and catalyzes product specialization to effectively respond to market needs in the Shenzhen mobile phone industry. Finally, we discuss the implications of our findings for research on social trust and open innovation in informal institutions.

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Social Trust and Open Innovation in an Informal Economy: The Emergence of Shenzhen Mobile Phone Industry

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2020

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“…Para explicar en qué consiste un laboratorio de fabricación digital podemos seguir la definición de Pengelly, Fairburn y Newlands (2012) que los caracteriza como un espacio de actividad basado en una estructura de red donde aprender y compartir ideas, técnicas y habilidades de forma abierta con una comunidad, dotados de tecnología para la fabricación digital (Haldrup, Hobye, & Padfield, 2018;Mikhak et al, 2002;Betts, 2010;Troxler & Schweikert, 2010;Troxler & Wolf, 2010), en los que se promueven actividades colaborativas. Se trata, por tanto, de un entorno idóneo que ofrece herramientas de fabricación y procesos tecnológicos accesibles para prototipar de forma rápida (Pila, 2017;Browder, Aldrich, & Bradley, 2019;Angrisani, Arpaia, Bonavolonta, & Lo Moriello, 2018).…”

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Movimiento FabLab: diseño de investigación mediante métodos mixtos

Ruiz

Lena-Acebo

2019

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Los laboratorios de fabricación digital (FabLab) son una realidad que presenta nuevas oportunidades a los usuarios y consumidores de convertirse en diseñadores y creadores de objetos de uso cotidiano. Concebidos en el MIT a principios de este siglo, como entornos de desarrollo de proyectos con componentes digitales han sufrido un crecimiento espectacular en los últimos años. El movimiento FabLab, en parte debido a su juventud y a cierto alejamiento de los circuitos académicos al estar más relacionado con la cultura Maker y el movimiento Open-Source, ha sido poco estudiado formalmente. El presente trabajo plantea un acercamiento a dicho movimiento mediante el uso de una metodología mixta que permite identificar las dimensiones relevantes en este movimiento y definir las preguntas de investigación a las que dar respuesta en posteriores investigaciones.

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“…Third, past makerspace literature demonstrates the importance of intention on makerspace outcomes, whether that be access to a makerspace for children and the subsequent learning outcomes (Bowler, 2014;Cavalcanti, 2013;Litts, 2015) or the importance of interacting with tangible machines, tools, and materials for engineering students and subsequent job readiness (Barrett et al, 2015). Moreover, recent scholarship suggests corporate makerspaces may be a means of corporate innovation and entrepreneurship (Browder et al, 2019). By watching making occur in a corporate venture, I contribute to these relationships by discovering specific ways in which the makerspace enables innovation, particularly through "hacking" existing products and providing an environment conducive to developing new product ideas.…”

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“…On the other hand, entrepreneurship scholars have made recent calls for makerspace research suggesting they may be environments brimming with interesting insights given their emphasis on creativity and prototyping (Browder, Aldrich, & Bradley, 2019). Their enthusiasm surrounds studying pre-firm activities during the idea-to-product process;…”

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“…generally, entrepreneurs navigating the pre-firm activities are difficult to find and subsequently difficult to study (Browder et al, 2019;Yang & Aldrich, 2017). Past research examines the entrepreneurial process through several lenses, including cognition (R. K. Mitchell et al, 2002;Shepherd & DeTienne, 2005) and informational economics (Fiet, 1996(Fiet, , 2007; however, how new venture ideas are fostered and developed is a confounding problem as most empirical studies rely on entrepreneurs' memories of past events.…”

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Innovate within product lines or outside of them? An ethnographic study of corporate innovation in a corporate venture makerspace.

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Throughout my Ph.D., I received support and encouragement from many. Although only a few are mentioned here by name, I am sincerely grateful for each. I would like to thank Dr. Ryan Quinn, my chair. I learned more from you than I can possibly articulate. Thank you for your patience, encouragement, time, and willingness to see me through this process. Dr. Kristen Lucas, thank you for introducing me to and instructing me in qualitative research, giving me the opportunity to engage in research as an MBA student, and for encouraging me in so many ways. Dr. Robert Garrett, thank you for always being available to answer questions, provide advice, and reassure. And Dr. Howard Aldrich, thank you for your encouragement to conduct a dissertation on this topic, invaluable insights, and for exposing me to institutional theory. I am grateful to Dr. Jim Fiet who has invested so much in me and in the doctoral program. I would also like to thank the School of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies, the College of Business, and the Forcht Center for Entrepreneurship. To all the staff and faculty who have made this journey achievable, thank you! This dissertation would not have been possible without the cooperation, kindness, and time of all those at MakerHub. I would like to thank the management team for allowing me to conduct my dissertation there in the first place. Also, I would like to thank those who were always willing to answer questions, offer information, and provide context around actions and behaviors, particularly Bob, Ray, and Jean. iv This Ph.D. would not have happened without the encouragement of my family, particularly my mom and dad as well as the support of my in-laws, Tim and Judy Grogan. Lastly, I am grateful for the love of my wife, Claire, and our children, Jack and Ann.

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The emergence of the maker movement: Implications for entrepreneurship research

Cited by 182 publications

References 110 publications

Social Trust and Open Innovation in an Informal Economy: The Emergence of Shenzhen Mobile Phone Industry

Social Trust and Open Innovation in an Informal Economy: The Emergence of Shenzhen Mobile Phone Industry

Movimiento FabLab: diseño de investigación mediante métodos mixtos

Innovate within product lines or outside of them? An ethnographic study of corporate innovation in a corporate venture makerspace.

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