Research in Motion: A Small Firm Commercializing a New Technology
描述加拿大一家小型信息技术公司如何开发出市场首创产品，并探讨小企业在商业化新技术时面临的合法性、技术标准、网络效应和合作伙伴等挑战。
Research In Motion is a small information technology firm located in Waterloo, Ontario. This case describes how this firm came to develop a new–to–the–market product and offers the opportunity to discuss the challenges a small firm faces in commercializing a new technology. Issues relevant to this case are legitimacy of a firm and technology, the implications of technology standards, network effects and complementary goods, and partners and social capital as resources.