Measuring technological change through patents and innovation surveys

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Technological change was measured using innovation surveys and patent data. These two major approaches in obtaining information on technological change in companies complement other indicators and provide thorough information that the other indicators cannot offer. Patenting has become more cheaply and widely available, making its use as a technological innovation indicator more popular. The use of innovation surveys has also become more popular as new developments transcend inherent limitations such as the lack of harmonization and standardization across nations and over a period of time.

Licenses, Patents & Trademarks, Innovations, Measurement, Surveys, Intellectual property, Patents

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Collaborative research programmes: building trust from difference

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A study was conducted to investigate the impact of multiculturalism on collaborative research efforts between small and medium business enterprises. The collaborative research project Technology for Business Growth in New Zealand was examined. The program aims to enhance business technologies in New Zealand. The findings suggest the development of policies that promote goodwill and competence trust among the participants. These policies should provide supportive mechanisms and cement long-term collaborative relationships among the researchers.

Demographic aspects, Research teams

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Concentration, firm size and innovation: evidence from innovation costs

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The Schumpeterian hypotheses on the positive correlation between innovative intensity, firm size and market concentration were analyzed by means of a new technological indicator. This indicator, which describes in homogeneous quantitative terms the efforts made by a company to perform a number of innovative activities, was derived for the Italian manufacturing industry. Results indicate the existence of a positive association between innovative intensity and firm size for highly innovative sectors and at the aggregate level.

Research, Analysis, Manufacturing industry, Manufacturing industries

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