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Joern Huenteler - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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how a product s design hierarchy shapes the evolution of Technological knowledge evidence from patent citation networks in wind power
2016Co-Authors: Joern Huenteler, Jan Ossenbrink, Tobias S Schmidt, Volker H HoffmannAbstract:We analyze how a product's design hierarchy shapes the focus of inventive activity and the expansion of the underlying body of knowledge, building on the complex-system perspective on Technological evolution. This perspective suggests that the design hierarchy of a product can have an ordering effect on the evolution of commercialized artifacts, in particular when product design decisions on high levels of the design hierarchy set the agenda for subsequent variation and experimentation on lower levels. We extend this literature by analyzing the design hierarchy's effect on the evolution of the industry's knowledge base, using the case of wind turbine technology over the period 1973–2009. We assess the Technological focus of patents along the core Trajectory of knowledge generation, identified through a patent-citation network analysis, and link it to a classification of Technological problems into different levels in the design hierarchy. Our analysis suggests that the evolution of an industry's knowledge base along a Technological Trajectory is not a unidirectional process of gradual refinement: the focus of knowledge generation shifts over time between different sub-systems in a highly sequential pattern, whose order is strongly influenced by the design hierarchy. Each of these shifts initiates the integration of new domains of industry-external knowledge into the knowledge base, thus opening windows of competitive opportunity for potential entrants with strong knowledge positions in the new focus of inventive activity. We discuss implications for the understanding of the competitive advantage of specific knowledge positions of firms and nations and technology policy for emerging technologies.
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how a product s design hierarchy shapes the evolution of Technological knowledge evidence from patent citation networks in wind power
2014Co-Authors: Joern Huenteler, Jan Ossenbrink, Tobias S Schmidt, Volker H HoffmannAbstract:We analyze how a product's design hierarchy shapes the evolution of the underlying body of Technological knowledge, building on the literature on Technological evolution in complex products. This literature suggests that the design hierarchy of a product can have an ordering effect on the evolution of commercialized artifacts, in particular when product design decisions on high levels of the design hierarchy set the agenda for subsequent variation and experimentation on lower levels. We extend this literature by analyzing the design hierarchy's effect on the evolution of the industry's knowledge base, using the case of wind turbine technology over the period 1973-2009. We assess the Technological focus of patents along the core Trajectory of knowledge generation, identified through a patent-citation network analysis, and link it to a classification of Technological problems into different levels in the design hierarchy. Our analysis suggests that the evolution of an industry's knowledge base along a Technological Trajectory is not a unidirectional process of gradual refinement: the focus of knowledge generation shifts over time between different sub-systems in a highly sequential pattern, whose order is strongly influenced by the design hierarchy. Each of these shifts initiates a new process of integration of industry-external knowledge into the knowledge base, thus opening windows of competitive opportunity for potential entrants with strong knowledge positions in the sub-system that has moved into the focus of innovation. We discuss implications for the debate on supply-side and demand-side influences along Technological trajectories and for the understanding of the competitive advantage of specific knowledge positions of firms and nations.
Volker H Hoffmann - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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how a product s design hierarchy shapes the evolution of Technological knowledge evidence from patent citation networks in wind power
2016Co-Authors: Joern Huenteler, Jan Ossenbrink, Tobias S Schmidt, Volker H HoffmannAbstract:We analyze how a product's design hierarchy shapes the focus of inventive activity and the expansion of the underlying body of knowledge, building on the complex-system perspective on Technological evolution. This perspective suggests that the design hierarchy of a product can have an ordering effect on the evolution of commercialized artifacts, in particular when product design decisions on high levels of the design hierarchy set the agenda for subsequent variation and experimentation on lower levels. We extend this literature by analyzing the design hierarchy's effect on the evolution of the industry's knowledge base, using the case of wind turbine technology over the period 1973–2009. We assess the Technological focus of patents along the core Trajectory of knowledge generation, identified through a patent-citation network analysis, and link it to a classification of Technological problems into different levels in the design hierarchy. Our analysis suggests that the evolution of an industry's knowledge base along a Technological Trajectory is not a unidirectional process of gradual refinement: the focus of knowledge generation shifts over time between different sub-systems in a highly sequential pattern, whose order is strongly influenced by the design hierarchy. Each of these shifts initiates the integration of new domains of industry-external knowledge into the knowledge base, thus opening windows of competitive opportunity for potential entrants with strong knowledge positions in the new focus of inventive activity. We discuss implications for the understanding of the competitive advantage of specific knowledge positions of firms and nations and technology policy for emerging technologies.
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how a product s design hierarchy shapes the evolution of Technological knowledge evidence from patent citation networks in wind power
2014Co-Authors: Joern Huenteler, Jan Ossenbrink, Tobias S Schmidt, Volker H HoffmannAbstract:We analyze how a product's design hierarchy shapes the evolution of the underlying body of Technological knowledge, building on the literature on Technological evolution in complex products. This literature suggests that the design hierarchy of a product can have an ordering effect on the evolution of commercialized artifacts, in particular when product design decisions on high levels of the design hierarchy set the agenda for subsequent variation and experimentation on lower levels. We extend this literature by analyzing the design hierarchy's effect on the evolution of the industry's knowledge base, using the case of wind turbine technology over the period 1973-2009. We assess the Technological focus of patents along the core Trajectory of knowledge generation, identified through a patent-citation network analysis, and link it to a classification of Technological problems into different levels in the design hierarchy. Our analysis suggests that the evolution of an industry's knowledge base along a Technological Trajectory is not a unidirectional process of gradual refinement: the focus of knowledge generation shifts over time between different sub-systems in a highly sequential pattern, whose order is strongly influenced by the design hierarchy. Each of these shifts initiates a new process of integration of industry-external knowledge into the knowledge base, thus opening windows of competitive opportunity for potential entrants with strong knowledge positions in the sub-system that has moved into the focus of innovation. We discuss implications for the debate on supply-side and demand-side influences along Technological trajectories and for the understanding of the competitive advantage of specific knowledge positions of firms and nations.
Jan Ossenbrink - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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how a product s design hierarchy shapes the evolution of Technological knowledge evidence from patent citation networks in wind power
2016Co-Authors: Joern Huenteler, Jan Ossenbrink, Tobias S Schmidt, Volker H HoffmannAbstract:We analyze how a product's design hierarchy shapes the focus of inventive activity and the expansion of the underlying body of knowledge, building on the complex-system perspective on Technological evolution. This perspective suggests that the design hierarchy of a product can have an ordering effect on the evolution of commercialized artifacts, in particular when product design decisions on high levels of the design hierarchy set the agenda for subsequent variation and experimentation on lower levels. We extend this literature by analyzing the design hierarchy's effect on the evolution of the industry's knowledge base, using the case of wind turbine technology over the period 1973–2009. We assess the Technological focus of patents along the core Trajectory of knowledge generation, identified through a patent-citation network analysis, and link it to a classification of Technological problems into different levels in the design hierarchy. Our analysis suggests that the evolution of an industry's knowledge base along a Technological Trajectory is not a unidirectional process of gradual refinement: the focus of knowledge generation shifts over time between different sub-systems in a highly sequential pattern, whose order is strongly influenced by the design hierarchy. Each of these shifts initiates the integration of new domains of industry-external knowledge into the knowledge base, thus opening windows of competitive opportunity for potential entrants with strong knowledge positions in the new focus of inventive activity. We discuss implications for the understanding of the competitive advantage of specific knowledge positions of firms and nations and technology policy for emerging technologies.
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how a product s design hierarchy shapes the evolution of Technological knowledge evidence from patent citation networks in wind power
2014Co-Authors: Joern Huenteler, Jan Ossenbrink, Tobias S Schmidt, Volker H HoffmannAbstract:We analyze how a product's design hierarchy shapes the evolution of the underlying body of Technological knowledge, building on the literature on Technological evolution in complex products. This literature suggests that the design hierarchy of a product can have an ordering effect on the evolution of commercialized artifacts, in particular when product design decisions on high levels of the design hierarchy set the agenda for subsequent variation and experimentation on lower levels. We extend this literature by analyzing the design hierarchy's effect on the evolution of the industry's knowledge base, using the case of wind turbine technology over the period 1973-2009. We assess the Technological focus of patents along the core Trajectory of knowledge generation, identified through a patent-citation network analysis, and link it to a classification of Technological problems into different levels in the design hierarchy. Our analysis suggests that the evolution of an industry's knowledge base along a Technological Trajectory is not a unidirectional process of gradual refinement: the focus of knowledge generation shifts over time between different sub-systems in a highly sequential pattern, whose order is strongly influenced by the design hierarchy. Each of these shifts initiates a new process of integration of industry-external knowledge into the knowledge base, thus opening windows of competitive opportunity for potential entrants with strong knowledge positions in the sub-system that has moved into the focus of innovation. We discuss implications for the debate on supply-side and demand-side influences along Technological trajectories and for the understanding of the competitive advantage of specific knowledge positions of firms and nations.
Tobias S Schmidt - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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how a product s design hierarchy shapes the evolution of Technological knowledge evidence from patent citation networks in wind power
2016Co-Authors: Joern Huenteler, Jan Ossenbrink, Tobias S Schmidt, Volker H HoffmannAbstract:We analyze how a product's design hierarchy shapes the focus of inventive activity and the expansion of the underlying body of knowledge, building on the complex-system perspective on Technological evolution. This perspective suggests that the design hierarchy of a product can have an ordering effect on the evolution of commercialized artifacts, in particular when product design decisions on high levels of the design hierarchy set the agenda for subsequent variation and experimentation on lower levels. We extend this literature by analyzing the design hierarchy's effect on the evolution of the industry's knowledge base, using the case of wind turbine technology over the period 1973–2009. We assess the Technological focus of patents along the core Trajectory of knowledge generation, identified through a patent-citation network analysis, and link it to a classification of Technological problems into different levels in the design hierarchy. Our analysis suggests that the evolution of an industry's knowledge base along a Technological Trajectory is not a unidirectional process of gradual refinement: the focus of knowledge generation shifts over time between different sub-systems in a highly sequential pattern, whose order is strongly influenced by the design hierarchy. Each of these shifts initiates the integration of new domains of industry-external knowledge into the knowledge base, thus opening windows of competitive opportunity for potential entrants with strong knowledge positions in the new focus of inventive activity. We discuss implications for the understanding of the competitive advantage of specific knowledge positions of firms and nations and technology policy for emerging technologies.
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how a product s design hierarchy shapes the evolution of Technological knowledge evidence from patent citation networks in wind power
2014Co-Authors: Joern Huenteler, Jan Ossenbrink, Tobias S Schmidt, Volker H HoffmannAbstract:We analyze how a product's design hierarchy shapes the evolution of the underlying body of Technological knowledge, building on the literature on Technological evolution in complex products. This literature suggests that the design hierarchy of a product can have an ordering effect on the evolution of commercialized artifacts, in particular when product design decisions on high levels of the design hierarchy set the agenda for subsequent variation and experimentation on lower levels. We extend this literature by analyzing the design hierarchy's effect on the evolution of the industry's knowledge base, using the case of wind turbine technology over the period 1973-2009. We assess the Technological focus of patents along the core Trajectory of knowledge generation, identified through a patent-citation network analysis, and link it to a classification of Technological problems into different levels in the design hierarchy. Our analysis suggests that the evolution of an industry's knowledge base along a Technological Trajectory is not a unidirectional process of gradual refinement: the focus of knowledge generation shifts over time between different sub-systems in a highly sequential pattern, whose order is strongly influenced by the design hierarchy. Each of these shifts initiates a new process of integration of industry-external knowledge into the knowledge base, thus opening windows of competitive opportunity for potential entrants with strong knowledge positions in the sub-system that has moved into the focus of innovation. We discuss implications for the debate on supply-side and demand-side influences along Technological trajectories and for the understanding of the competitive advantage of specific knowledge positions of firms and nations.
Douglas B Fuller - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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china s national system of innovation and uneven Technological Trajectory the case of china s integrated circuit design industry
2009Co-Authors: Douglas B FullerAbstract:– The purpose of this paper is to explore the limitations of the national system of innovation (NSI) approach in countries in developing economies with at best incomplete sets of market institutions., – This paper employed a grounded theory approach using semi‐structured interviews to explore a case study of one industry segment (the IC design industry segment) in one developing economy, China., – This paper argues that developing countries have institutions beyond the national system that can affect science and technology activities. Owing to co‐ethnic transnational technology networks and the politics of finance, China's firms experience distinct patterns of performance not explained by the NSI framework. A particular type of foreign firm, the hybrid foreign‐invested enterprise, combines foreign finance with commitment to China to drive China's Technological development. Other firms, particularly those closely tied to the Chinese state, contribute less or even negatively to China's development. Strong ties to the state in the context of China actually undermine the incentive for innovation., – This paper deconstructs both NSI and the idea of national political economies more broadly. The paper also offers value in presenting a detailed case study of on‐the‐ground innovation and upgrading in China.
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china s national system of innovation and uneven Technological Trajectory the case of china s integrated circuit design industry
2009Co-Authors: Douglas B FullerAbstract:Purpose: To explore the limitations of the national system of innovation (NSI) approach in developing economies with at best incomplete sets of market institutions. Design/Methodology/Approach: This paper employed a grounded theory approach using semi-structured interviews to explore a case study of one industry segment (the IC design industry segment) in one developing economy, China. Findings: This article argues that developing countries have institutions beyond the national system that can affect science and technology activities. Due to co-ethnic transnational technology networks and the politics of finance, China's firms experience distinct patterns of performance not explained by the NSI framework. A particular type of foreign firm, the hybrid foreign-invested enterprise, combines foreign finance with commitment to China to drive China's Technological development. Other firms, particularly those closely tied to the Chinese state, contribute less or even negatively to China's development. Strong ties to the state in the context of China actually undermine incentives for innovation and learning. Originality/Value: This article deconstructs both NSI and the idea of national political economies more broadly. The article also offers value in presenting a detailed case study of on-the-ground innovation and upgrading in China.
