To study the technological network by structural equivalence

Journal of High Technology Management Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-63

  Weng, Calvin S ^a   Chen, Wan Yu ^b   Hsu, Hui Ying ^c   Chien, Shih Hung ^d  

^a TAKMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b TRANSWORLD INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c KUN SHAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Social network analysis; Structural equivalence; Technological position; Technological role; Technological structure

Indexed keywords

PATENT CITATION; SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL EQUIVALENCE; TECHNOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL NETWORKS;

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; EQUIVALENCE CLASSES; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; TECHNICAL WRITING;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77950858186     PISSN: 10478310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hitech.2010.02.007     Document Type: Article

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