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The economic benefits of reverse innovation are intuitively compelling, but this new innovation strategy presents several challenges to established firms, ranging from fears of product cannibalization to not-invented-here syndrome. French ophthalmic lens maker Essilor has experimented with reverse innovation over several projects; an examination of its experiences suggests how the specific challenges of reverse innovation may be anticipated and overcome to allow companies to better leverage the results of their global innovation efforts.
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This page is a summary of: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Reverse Innovation, Research-Technology Management, April 2017, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/08956308.2017.1301002.
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