scholarly journals Skepticism toward globalization, technological knowledge flows, and the emergence of a new global system

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Buckley ◽  
Niron Hashai
Keyword(s):  
Technological Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Flows ◽  
Global System

scholarly journals Analysis of technological knowledge flows in the Basque Country

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
J. Gavilanes-Trapote ◽  
I. Etxeberria-Agiriano ◽  
E. Cilleruelo ◽  
G. Garechana
Keyword(s):  
Basque Country ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Technological Knowledge ◽  
Patent Citation ◽  
Knowledge Flows ◽  
Knowledge Flow ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
Patent Data ◽  
Continuous Growth ◽  
Key Indicator

<p>Knowledge flow of technology is important for continuous growth and extension of science. Patent data analysis has facilitated this knowledge acquisition. The available patent information crosses borders, corresponds and interacts with new inventions to give new strength and dimension to the technology. Therefore, the patent citation information functions as a key indicator of the knowledge flow providing relevant information. It can be identified to which extent a region is a relevant technological knowledge generator to other regions. As an illustrative case, we present a study to determine the role played by the Basque Country region as a generator of technological innovation during the period 1991-2011.</p>

EMNC technological knowledge flow patterns: an overview of the US patents granted

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-155
Author(s):  
Feng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Flow Patterns ◽  
Technological Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Flows ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Knowledge Flow ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technological Competence ◽  
The Us ◽  
Internal Knowledge

Purpose With considerable attention paid to the motives and process of idiosyncratic internationalization trajectory of multinationals from emerging economies (EMNCs), little is known on whether, and if so how, new competitive advantages of EMNCs are created and accumulated over time. MNC and EMNC literature agrees on the importance of external and internal knowledge linkages in technological competence creation. By building upon this framework, this paper aims to evaluate EMNCs’ external and internal knowledge flow patterns by benchmarking their counterparts from mature industrialized countries (MMNCs). Design/methodology/approach This study analyzes US patents granted between 2000 and 2014 to leading innovation-oriented EMNCs from China and India, and their matched MMNCs. Being the first to use the US patent and citation data in studying leading innovation-oriented EMNCs, the authors use a descriptive statistical method. Findings The findings offer empirical insights of the scale, scope and quality of EMNC technological competence creation. Moreover, in contrast to existing EMNC literature, it is found that EMNC parents have been the most important center of EMNC technological knowledge generation. The matched group comparisons of external and internal knowledge flows further reveal detailed similarities and differences of competence creation between EMNCs and MMNCs, and among EMNCs. Originality/value This study represents one of the first attempts to investigate the post-internationalization technological competence creation of EMNCs by using a novel data source. This study sets the foundation to deepen the understanding of EMNC technological competence creation. The findings suggest interesting propositions and offer important implications for future researches.

Combination of Complementary Technological Knowledge to Generate “Hard to Imitate” Technologies

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (02) ◽  
pp. 1950023
Author(s):  
Feng Zhang ◽  
Guohua Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Technological Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Flows ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Firm Knowledge ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
External Sources ◽  
Complementary Assets

Valuable technological knowledge attracts more imitations. In light of knowledge-level perspective, this study investigates how firms could generate rare and valuable knowledge that is also hard to imitate. By applying specialised complementary assets concept to the technological portfolio of a firm, we show that core and background technological knowledge from internal and external sources, respectively, are complementarily combined to create new technologies that delay inter-firm knowledge externalities and that generate significant intra-firm knowledge flows simultaneously. The results suggest that the combination of knowledge in certain technological categories would have significant appropriability benefits, allowing firms to generate valuable and hard to imitate technological knowledge. This finding contributes to knowledge management, patent economics, and appropriability literature. Managerial implications for knowledge management are also discussed.

scholarly journals Geographical Proximity Paradox Revisited: The Case of IT Service SMEs in Poland

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 5770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Micek
Keyword(s):  
Service Sector ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Technological Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Flows ◽  
Knowledge Flow ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Geographical Proximity ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
It Service ◽  
Local Buzz

Knowledge flow is among the most crucial social processes triggering innovation and regional development. Intercompany knowledge flow among Polish information technology (IT) service small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is studied in this paper. The main aim is to identify market and technological knowledge flow channels and their spatial scales. Based on information derived from computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATIs), in-depth interviews (IDIs) and data analysis (correspondence analysis and comparative study of spatial structures of knowledge flows), the geographical proximity paradox is tested. It is argued there is a need to move beyond the local buzz–global pipeline dichotomy. Knowledge is acquired at various spatial scales, which enhances the sustainability of the knowledge acquisition process and makes companies, regions and cities more resilient. The multiscalarity of knowledge flows is the most remarkable in the case of private contacts with colleagues from schools or previous workplaces. Spatially diversified study and job experiences of entrepreneurs goes along with return migration. In earlier Central and Eastern European studies, knowledge flow was often defined by the dominance of national (domestic) flow over weak global interactions. Trade relations, especially those occurring on an international scale, represent the most important channel of market and technological knowledge flow for the surveyed companies. The second most important channel is the employment of specialists, which is by far the most frequent and most important on an interregional scale. Due to the small size of surveyed companies, foreign specialists are used least frequently. Instead of using regional business events as a vehicle for knowledge flow, representatives of the IT service sector prefer to attend domestic meetings. In the case of Polish IT service SMEs, the paradox of geographical proximity is better described by the dominance of national over global knowledge flow.

scholarly journals Structure of Chinese city network as driven by technological knowledge flows

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 498-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haitao Ma ◽  
Chuanglin Fang ◽  
Bo Pang ◽  
Shaojian Wang
Keyword(s):  
Technological Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Flows ◽  
Chinese City ◽  
City Network

Managing Knowledge Flows between High-Tech Firms and Universities: Empirical Evidence from the Biotechnology Industry in the UK

2003 ◽  
Vol 02 (04) ◽  
pp. 309-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angel J. Salazar Alvarez
Keyword(s):  
Technological Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Flows ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Transfer Processes ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Management Perspective ◽  
Traditional Mode ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Biotechnology Sector ◽  
University Industry

The accelerating change and innovation in the biotechnology sector has increased the pressure on firms to challenge the traditional "Mode-one" approach to manage and transfer scientific and technological knowledge from university research centres. Firms, and universities, are increasingly adopting new and more complex approaches for the management and transfer of such knowledge and related innovations. This paper illustrates and conceptualises these emerging approaches from a strategic and knowledge management perspective. In so doing, this chapter draws from key theoretical contributions from the academic literature in order to explain the emerging management and transfer processes, which are identified in five specific University-Industry collaborations in the Biotechnology Sector in the United Kingdom. The paper integrates these transfer processes into a wider strategic framework, which would enable firms to successfully manage and internalise public scientific and technological knowledge.

Civil–Military Patents and Technological Knowledge Flows Into the Leading Defense Firms

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 454-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Acosta ◽  
Daniel Coronado ◽  
Esther Ferrándiz ◽  
M. Rosario Marín ◽  
Pedro J. Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Technological Knowledge ◽  
Technological Capability ◽  
Knowledge Flows ◽  
Patent Citations ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Patent Applications ◽  
The Military ◽  
Defense Firms

Drawing upon 106,181 patent applications by the world’s largest defense firms and 241,571 patent citations (2002–2011), this article has two main objectives. The first is to explore the factors affecting the production of mixed patents (those with potential dual applications in both military and civilian spheres). The second is to identify the causes of the use of military knowledge for civilian inventions ( spin-off) and the use of civilian knowledge in military patented technologies ( spin-in). Our calculations show highly significant coefficients for the variables capturing the “military technological capability” and the size of the company in explaining the production of mixed technologies. The spin-off process is affected by the military technological capability, the size of the firm, and the location. The spin-in mechanism is explained by the military technological capability and the location of the firm, while the size of the company is not relevant.

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