Innovationszwang
German
Etymology
Innovation (“innovation”) + -s- + Zwang (“compulsion/force”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɪnovaˈt͡sjoːnsˌt͡svaŋ]
- Hyphenation: In‧no‧va‧ti‧ons‧zwang
Noun
Innovationszwang m (strong, genitive Innovationszwangs, plural Innovationszwange)
- (business, economics) compulsion to innovate, innovation pressure (the necessity for companies or economies to continuously develop new products or processes to remain competitive)
- In der hochautomatisierten Industriegesellschaft führt der technologische Fortschritt zu einem permanenten Innovationszwang, um die globale Wirtschaftskraft zu sichern.
- In the highly automated industrial society, technological progress leads to a permanent compulsion to innovate in order to secure global economic power.
- Besonders im Wissenssektor ist der Innovationszwang so hoch, dass ein kurzzeitiger Stillstand sofort den Jahresüberschuss und die künftige Zahlungskraft gefährdet.
- Especially in the knowledge sector, the compulsion to innovate is so high that a brief standstill immediately endangers the annual surplus and future solvency.
Declension
Declension of Innovationszwang [masculine, strong]
Synonyms
- Innovationsdruck (innovation pressure)
- Erneuerungsdruck (pressure to renew)
Antonyms
- Innovationsstau (innovation backlog)
- Technologieträgheit (technological inertia)
Coordinate terms
- Wettbewerbsdruck (competitive pressure)
- Wandlungsfähigkeit (adaptability)
- Disruption (disruption)
- Forschungsquote (R&D ratio)
Related terms
- innovativ (innovative)
- Zwangslage (predicament)
References
- “Innovationszwang” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Innovationszwang” in Duden online