DocumentCode :
108263
Title :
Nanotechnology Innovation System: An Empirical Analysis of the Emerging Actors and Collaborative Networks
Author :
Islam, Nahina ; Ozcan, Sadan
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Manage. & Bus., Aberystwyth Univ., Aberystwyth, UK
Volume :
60
Issue :
4
fYear :
2013
fDate :
Nov. 2013
Firstpage :
687
Lastpage :
703
Abstract :
This research presents an empirical analysis of the emerging actors and collaborative networks in nanotechnology. Patenting activities and technology diffusion in high-tech sectors are being increasingly driven by collaborative, international, and technology-based new entrants. To support the technology transfer process within or across country, this study examines how patent collaborations occur and how the actors interact with each other. The research develops a taxonomy that could make a significant impact on accurate nanotechnology patent data quests and increases the reliability of the analyses. The findings show that significant linkages of the U.S., Korean, and Japanese actors appear as being highly centralized around key players within their own national innovation systems. The results suggest that strengthening the linkages between scientific and corporate actors may eliminate many barriers and accelerate the diffusion of technology into the commercialized stage. This process will be faster if academic researchers focus on the requirements of industry, and the new inventions are linked with the needs of large organizations.
Keywords :
innovation management; nanotechnology; patents; collaborative networks; emerging actors; nanotechnology innovation system; national innovation systems; patent; Collaborative work; Innovation management; Nanotechnology; Technological innovation; Technology transfer; Collaborative networks; emerging actors; empirical study; nanotechnology; patent analysis; systems of innovation;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Engineering Management, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9391
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TEM.2013.2265352
Filename :
6541967
Link To Document :
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