The magnitude of innovation by demand in a sectoral system: The role of industrial users in semiconductors

Research Policy

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-14

  Adams, Pamela ^a,b   Fontana, Roberto ^b,c   Malerba, Franco ^b  

^a International Relations and Political Science   (Switzerland)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Innovation measurement; Patents; Sectoral systems; Semiconductor industry; User innovation

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

DATA SETS; ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY; HIGH TECHNOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL USERS; INNOVATION MEASUREMENTS; INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES; IS INNOVATIONS; NEW VENTURES; PATENTS; QUANTITATIVE APPROACH; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; SPIN OFF; START-UPS; USER INNOVATION; VERTICAL INTEGRATION;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 84870311067     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2012.05.011     Document Type: Article

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