Knowledge positions in high-tech markets: Trajectories, standards, strategies and true innovators

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1192-1216

  Bekkers, Rudi ^a,b   Martinelli, Arianna ^c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Dialogic Innovatie and Interactie   (Netherlands)

^c SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Essential patents; Main path analysis; Patent citation network; Standardisation

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL PATENTS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS; PATENT CITATION; PATH ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKERS; STRATEGIC VALUES; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGICAL STANDARDS; W-CDMA STANDARDS;

INDUSTRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; STANDARDS;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE; PATH ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING; STANDARD (REGULATION); STANDARDIZATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TRAJECTORY;

EID: 84863774389     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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