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Breakthrough inventions, firm characteristics and technological sector dynamics
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to analyze the impact of firm and sector characteristics on the quality of patents, once it has been controlled for patent characteristics. To do so, we perform a wide cross-sector analysis based on a large multi-sector database.The quality of patents is measured in terms of breakthrough inventions, that is, the top one percent most cited patents. Our results confirm previous results showing that the intrinsic characteristics of patents strongly explain breakthrough inventions. However, they also emphasize how firm characteristics, such as size, diversity and more originally patenting behavior, moderated by technological sector dynamics contribute to explain outstanding inventions.
... The structural position of actors within a network is an important indicator of their ability to articulate with other actors, as well as their ability to openly seek innovation [52,53]. The centrality that an actor has within a network system demonstrates its importance or prominence individually in the formed network [54,55]. ...
... In turn, Europe also forms a hub together with Germany as one of the most representative actors in this block, maintaining research connections with Italy, England, Holland, and Belgium countries. In this sense, the structural position of actors within these network systems is an important indicator of their capacity for open innovation [52,53]. ...
The present study aims to analyze scientific production about technological cooperation networks in biotechnology sector, based on bibliometrics network analysis. We used the Gephi software to identify groups of partnerships, proving that the cooperation relationship is a practice used, re-sulting technological development. Findings identify that in the path for new resources that com-plement skills and competences universities are an important player in this cooperative ecosystem, and The United States is a large hub, with an extensive network of global cooperation. A strong role of its researchers in the publication of scientific articles in cooperation is highlighted. This study contributes to the advancement of the discussion about cooperative networks, as well as to the development of policies aimed at the biotechnology sector advancements
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