Title :
Knowledge recombination, learning and patterns of technological innovation: the biomedical prostheses industry in Europe
Author :
Storto, Corrado Lo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Econ. & Manage. Eng., Univ. Federico II, Naples, Italy
Abstract :
A method to keep trace of companies´ technology strategies based on patent analysis is presented. The method adopts the conceptualization that considers innovation to be either an outcome of component change or component recombination. The method has been applied to compare the technology strategies of 12 European companies in the biomedical prostheses industry.
Keywords :
biotechnology; innovation management; knowledge management; patents; prosthetics; biomedical prostheses industry; future development; innovation strategy; knowledge management; knowledge recombination; learning; patent analysis; technological innovation; Aerospace industry; Environmental economics; Europe; Industrial economics; Innovation management; Knowledge management; Prosthetics; Spontaneous emission; Technological innovation; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Management Conference, 2003. IEMC '03. Managing Technologically Driven Organizations: The Human Side of Innovation and Change
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8150-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMC.2003.1252275
