Patent citations as a tool for analysing the early stages of convergence

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1094-1107

  Karvonen, Matti ^a   Kässi, Tuomo ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Convergence; Industry evolution; Patent citation; Stage model; Technological discontinuities; Trajectories

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; INDUSTRY EVOLUTION; PATENT CITATION; STAGE MODELS; TECHNOLOGICAL DISCONTINUITIES;

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); RESEARCH; TRAJECTORIES;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

BUSINESS; CONVERGENCE; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TRAJECTORY;

EID: 84878353014     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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