Title :
The effect of affiliation network on technological innovation
Author :
Weng, Calvin S. ; Chen, Wan-Yu ; Lo, Te-Wei
Author_Institution :
Takming Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effect of affiliation network on creating innovative ideas and forming a technological position. We adopt the concept of an affiliated network and use the technique of social network analysis to investigate patent data from USPTO. From the results of analysis, we found some technological implication from affiliation network of technology.
Keywords :
innovation management; technology management; USPTO; affiliation network; social network analysis; technological innovation; Bipartite graph; Communities; Insurance; Knowledge engineering; Patents; Social network services; Technological innovation;
Conference_Titel :
Technology Management for Global Economic Growth (PICMET), 2010 Proceedings of PICMET '10:
Conference_Location :
Phuket
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8203-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-890843-21-2
