Inventions shaping technological trajectories: do existing patent indicators provide a comprehensive picture?

Volume: 97, Issue: 2, Pages: 397 - 419
Published: Jul 4, 2013
Abstract
Since Schumpeter's (The theory of economic development, 1934) seminal work on economic development, innovation is considered as one of the main drivers of firm performance and economic growth. At the same time, technological innovations vary considerably in terms of impact with only a minority of new inventions contributing significantly to technological progress and economic growth. More recently a number of indicators derived from patent...
Paper Details
Title
Inventions shaping technological trajectories: do existing patent indicators provide a comprehensive picture?
Published Date
Jul 4, 2013
Volume
97
Issue
2
Pages
397 - 419
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