This article sets the scene for a special issue on why frugal innovations are increasingly important for development research. While the top-down business and management literature on frugal innovation has claimed developmental relevance, we give at least equal importance to much longer-standing bottom-up development studies discourses on grass-root innovation, bricolage, and livelihood strategies. We argue that we need both literatures for a better understanding of how frugal innovations relate to development. Accordingly, we position the articles in this special issue in the frugal innovation and development debate. Finally, we discuss the relevance of a frugal innovation lens in how two major global trends are impacting upon global devel...
VK: T20702Frugal innovations are often associated with sustainable development. These connections, h...
Evidence of human ingenuity to solve complex everyday problems with elegant solutions in adverse con...
Frugal innovation is the process of innovating to respond to severe resource constraints with produc...
Frugal innovation has recently become a relevant topic in the public domain. The real challenge for ...
Author's post-print version originally presented at GLOBELICS International Conference on “Innovatio...
The term “frugal innovation” has established itself in scholarly discourse as well as in actual busi...
This project is to introduce and discuss the topic of frugal innovation and how it is affecting deve...
Advocates for the eradication of poverty through private sector initiatives contend that firms can e...
The global economy will face significant challenges over the next few decades. On the one hand, it m...
The rapid pace of change is posing a series of challenges both in industrialized and in emerging eco...
Frugal innovation has become a popular buzzword among management and business scholars. However, des...
Frugal innovation aims to bring products, services and systems within the reach of billions of poor ...
Frugal innovation aims to bring products, services and systems within the reach of billions of poor ...
Frugal innovation (FI) demonstrates a new entrepreneurial landscape where small firms with limited r...
Purpose: Advance the state-of-the-art on how frugal innovation links to sustainability outcomes and ...
VK: T20702Frugal innovations are often associated with sustainable development. These connections, h...
Evidence of human ingenuity to solve complex everyday problems with elegant solutions in adverse con...
Frugal innovation is the process of innovating to respond to severe resource constraints with produc...
Frugal innovation has recently become a relevant topic in the public domain. The real challenge for ...
Author's post-print version originally presented at GLOBELICS International Conference on “Innovatio...
The term “frugal innovation” has established itself in scholarly discourse as well as in actual busi...
This project is to introduce and discuss the topic of frugal innovation and how it is affecting deve...
Advocates for the eradication of poverty through private sector initiatives contend that firms can e...
The global economy will face significant challenges over the next few decades. On the one hand, it m...
The rapid pace of change is posing a series of challenges both in industrialized and in emerging eco...
Frugal innovation has become a popular buzzword among management and business scholars. However, des...
Frugal innovation aims to bring products, services and systems within the reach of billions of poor ...
Frugal innovation aims to bring products, services and systems within the reach of billions of poor ...
Frugal innovation (FI) demonstrates a new entrepreneurial landscape where small firms with limited r...
Purpose: Advance the state-of-the-art on how frugal innovation links to sustainability outcomes and ...
VK: T20702Frugal innovations are often associated with sustainable development. These connections, h...
Evidence of human ingenuity to solve complex everyday problems with elegant solutions in adverse con...
Frugal innovation is the process of innovating to respond to severe resource constraints with produc...