What is a prototype? Emergent roles of prototypes from empirical work in three diverse companies

Social Sciences

• Company 100%
• Work 100%
• Design 66%
• Validity 66%
• Research 33%
• Consumers 33%
• Contribution 33%
• Specific Industry 33%
• Methodology 33%
• Theory 33%
• Data Collection 33%
• Knowledge 33%
• Electronic Engineering 33%
• Research Design 33%
• Definition 33%
• Qualitative Research 33%
• Product Development 33%
• Conceptual Framework 33%
• Work Environment 33%
• Data Transmission 33%

Agricultural and Biological Sciences

• Prototypes 100%
• Research 50%
• Design 50%
• Fields 33%
• Validity 33%
• Environment 16%
• Data Collection 16%
• Area 16%
• Knowledge 16%
• Methodology 16%
• Data Analysis 16%

Computer Science

• Roles 100%
• Design 66%
• Data Collection 33%
• Data Analysis 33%
• Design Research 33%