Identifying the sources of technological novelty in the process of invention

Research Policy

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1445-1461

  Strumsky, Deborah ^a   Lobo, José ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Combination; Origination; Patent technology codes; Technological novelty

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION;

COMBINATION; ORIGINATION; PATENT TECHNOLOGY CODES; RESEARCH COMMUNITIES; TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGICAL NOVELTY;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 84937894882     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2015.05.008     Document Type: Article

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