Excerpt from New Product Strategy in Small High Technology Firms This paper is an exploratory probe into new product strategy for small high technology firms. The motivation behind it grew from the author's participation in a study of Massachusetts Route 128 high technology companies, performed under the auspices of the Center for Policy Alternatives and the Swedish Board for Technical Development. In discussing the products made by these entrepreneurs, and in seeking to evaluate both the similarities and differences between the de facto new product strategies pursued by them, it became evident that although the firms had followed markedly different strategies in deciding what to make next, there was little available research methodology to get a handle on these differences. The work may. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from New Product Strategy in Small High Technology Firms: A Pilot Study A pilot test is reported on a method for relating the degree of "newness" within a firm's portfolio of products and the firm's economic success. The embodied technology and market applications newness is measured in the sequences of 79 products developed and released by a sample of 10 small technology-based companies, each under $50 million in most recent sales. A two-dimensional "technology newness/market newness" grid is prepared for the product set of each firm, based on the conditions existent at the time of each products development. Alternative weighting schemes are used to generate a "newness index" for each firm. The degree of strategic focus is shown to relate directly to corporate growth in that small firms with more restricted degrees of technological and market change in their successive products outperform companies with wide diversity. The evidence suggests, however, that some product "newness" is better than no newness, and that more technological change can be effectively employed in small company product strategy than market change. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This book provides a framework for developing successful product strategies in small, high-technology firms. The authors emphasize the importance of aligning product strategy with business strategy and the need for continuous innovation. They explain how to analyze market opportunities, design products that meet customer needs, and launch them successfully. The book is essential reading for entrepreneurs, marketing professionals, and business students. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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