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TRICKLE-UP INNOVATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-01-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Operations Research and Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reverse innovation
1, record 1, English, reverse%20innovation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- trickle-up innovation 2, record 1, English, trickle%2Dup%20innovation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Reverse innovation or trickle-up innovation is an innovation seen or used first in the developing world, before spreading to the industrialized world. 2, record 1, English, - reverse%20innovation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Recherche et gestion opérationnelles
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- innovation inversée
1, record 1, French, innovation%20invers%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Innovation conçue dans un pays émergent ou en développement pour le marché local et qui est ensuite diffusée dans les pays développés. 1, record 1, French, - innovation%20invers%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
innovation inversée : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 7 décembre 2018. 2, record 1, French, - innovation%20invers%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-08-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Marketing Research
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fashion adoption process
1, record 2, English, fashion%20adoption%20process
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process by which a style becomes popular in a market; similar to diffusion of innovation. Three theories of fashion adoption are trickle-down, trickle-across, and trickle-up. 1, record 2, English, - fashion%20adoption%20process
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Étude du marché
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- processus de la mode
1, record 2, French, processus%20de%20la%20mode
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réfère à l'enclenchement des différentes phases par lesquelles un objet de mode passe de sa création à sa présentation au public et à son acceptation ou non par celui-ci [...] Ce processus peut s'expliquer par deux concepts fondamentaux qui sont le cycle de vie de la mode et sa diffusion. 1, record 2, French, - processus%20de%20la%20mode
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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