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Technology Innovation Indicators
Author(s) -
Dror Israel
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
randd management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.253
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1467-9310
pISSN - 0033-6807
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9310.1989.tb00645.x
Subject(s) - maturity (psychological) , business , patent analysis , product (mathematics) , measure (data warehouse) , computer science , data science , database , mathematics , political science , geometry , law
A survey of the US patent database has yielded indicators to trends in technology innovations. Three types of indicator were developed, namely technology maturity, growth potential and product vs process innovations. The patent data show how innovations in one technology area are linked to other technologies and a measure of these links was incorporated into the above trend indicators. Results have a wide range of applications, including assessment of technological opportunities and helping a company in the analysis of strategic alternatives.