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Inventions have long been recognized as key driver for wealth creation of nations. As intellectual property (IP) rights are costly and difficult to acquire and enforce, it is often argued that SMEs are disadvantaged in their ability to utilize IP rights. Against the background of the patent upsurge, we first conduct a literature review of the role of patenting and alternative instruments to protect...
The objective of this research is to develop firms’ project manufacturing coordination. The development will be made by centralizing the manufacturing information flows in one system. To be able to centralize information, a deep user need assessment is required. After user needs have been identified, the existing system will be developed to match these needs. The theoretical background is achieved...
The changing role of universities is a global phenomenon. Since the 1980s, Finland has been transforming its national technology policy into policy for innovation. At the same time universities are increasingly expected to take part on commercialization in addition to their teaching and research missions. One of the responses to this environmental change has been an attempt to transform universities...
The interest towards solutions related to the management and analysis of disturbances in supply chains has increased, which has led to a pressure among technology and service providers to develop comprehensive business models to response customer needs. The aim of the study is to clarify the value elements of a business model for disturbance management and analysis in supply chains. Regarding to the...
This paper presents a method of using citation categories as a patent value determinant. The method is used to analyze the patent portfolios of players in the European wind power market. Patent data for the case firms is obtained from European Patent Office's (EPO) worldwide PATSTAT database. Measure of hindrance and measure of encroachment are defined as a way of assessing competitor patent portfolios...
Predicting the success of emerging industries is difficult due to the uncertain response of markets and mixed nature of technological signals. In order to ensure success, firms attempt to block competitors through patents or achieve standardization of their technologies. This paper uses Data Envelopment Analysis to measure the efficiency of patent portfolios held by firms in the wind power market...
The complex interaction between science and technology provide a great need to forecast emerging technologies and tools for strategic R&D management. In case of emerging technologies use of science and patent indicators have been used on the forecasting studies. This paper aims to analyze the development of wind energy technologies. Research material is based on the patents and financial data...
The rapid rise in clean energy initiatives has seen wind energy take center stage in renewable energies. A study of patent data of emerging wind energy players shows interesting trends in emerging technologies with a possibility to identify fast moving new entrants. The market value of patents is extremely skewed. This paper aims to confront patent value indicators for established wind energy players.
The main goal of this paper is to provide conceptual lens for analysing and anticipating the stages of convergence. Patent data include citations to previous patents and to the non-patent literature. These citations open up the possibility of tracing technological trajectories of the industries. The paper uses patent citation data of the paper and electronics companies as a test environment to evaluate...
The complex interaction between science and technology provide a great need to develop tools for strategic R&D management. Patent data include citations to previous patents and to the non-patent literature. Basically scientific papers reflect to research activities, whereas patents are considered as indicators for industrial developments. This paper present experiences to the concept of convergence...
The field of technological convergence is relatively unexplored, even though its growing impact is widely recognized. The objective of this paper is to analyse how industry convergence and technological trajectories affect the evolution of industries. The paper identifies different convergence types and utilises the framework to analyse the evolution of printed intelligence markets and RFID markets...
The main goal of this paper is to show how the Delphi method works as a management tool when an initiative is planned to be developed and commercialized. The paper also provides insights how thin computing and open source can affect the future IT infrastructure development. The primary data was collected in a three round Delphi study. The chosen Delphi panellists' consist of the following interest...
The purpose of the paper is to explore the dynamics of industry transformation in the pulp and paper industry (PPI). The potential impacts of technological discontinuities are analysed by using a foresight tool, the Delphi method. The primary source of information for the PPI industry and emerging printed functionality and hybrid media industries were collected in a three-round Delphi study in the...
The decisions made by politicians and companies, as well as the direction of research activities have a significant influence on the future development of the biofuel market. Therefore, it is essential for the decision makers to recognize the main driving forces, future opportunities and possible threats affecting the market, as well as the potential methods to support strategic long-term decisions...
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