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What is Creative Imitation

Chapter 393
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
The strategy followed by some companies that imitate something already existing but adding value. Often the imitator has the ability to foresee, better than the original creator, how the product or service can be best suited to meet the needs of consumers, changing it to match this observation.
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Patent Information
Sérgio Maravilhas (CETAC.MEDIA - Porto and Aveiro Universities, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 8
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch393
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Chapter 401
Creativity, Invention, and Innovation
The strategy followed by some companies that imitate something already existing but adding value. Often the imitator has the ability to foresee, better than the original creator, how the product or service can be best suited to meet the needs of consumers, changing it to match this observation.
Published in Chapter: Creativity, Invention, and Innovation; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
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Chapter 17
Patent Information Project to Leverage Innovation: The Use of Social Media for Its Selective Dissemination
The strategy followed by some companies that imitate something already existing but adding value. Often the imitator can foresee, better than the original creator, how the product or service can be best suited to meet the needs of consumers, changing it to match this observation.
Published in Chapter: Patent Information Project to Leverage Innovation: The Use of Social Media for Its Selective Dissemination; From: Handbook of Research on Emerging Technologies for Effective Project Management
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