Using patent analysis to establish technological position: Two different strategic approaches

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-15

  Chang, Shann Bin ^a  

^a LING TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Patent Technological strategies Technological positions Technological groups Business methods

Indexed keywords

MANAGERS; PLANNING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BUSINESS METHODS; BUSINESS STRATEGY; CRITICAL FACTORS; PATENT ANALYSIS; PATENT INFORMATION; PATENT PORTFOLIO; PATENT TECHNOLOGICAL STRATEGIES TECHNOLOGICAL POSITIONS TECHNOLOGICAL GROUPS BUSINESS METHODS; STRATEGIC APPROACHES;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

MODELING; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84860918814     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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