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The Sailing Ship Effect is a phenomenon in business by which the introduction of a new technology to a market accelerates the innovation of an incumbent technology. The term was coined by W.H. Ward in 1967 in reference to advances made in sailing ships in the second half of the 1800s in response to the introduction of steamships. According to Ward, in the 50 years after the introduction of the steam ship, sailing ships made more improvements than they had in the previous 300 years. The term "Sailing Ship Effect" applies to situations in which an old technology is revitalized, experiencing a "last gasp" when faced with the risk of being replaced by a newer technology. This effect is the economic version of a phenomenon in biology called the red queen effect. ==Causes== Three possible explanations have been suggested as the cause of the Sailing Ship Effect: * Old technologies improve in an attempt to avoid being replaced. * Components of new technology "spill over," improving incumbent technologies. * New technologies generate new notoriety for old technologies. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sailing Ship Effect」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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