International Technology Market Hotspots and Development Trends from the Perspective of Inventor Mobility

Shu-Hao Chang ()
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Shu-Hao Chang: National Applied Research Laboratories

Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 2024, vol. 15, issue 1, No 95, 2382 pages

Abstract: Abstract Talent mobility implies technology transfer, and this transfer of implicit knowledge is often conducted through face-to-face contact and communication between researchers. Therefore, a flow of talent can be used to examine the transfer of valuable technology. This study adopted an inventor mobility perspective to observe technological trends in international technology transfer. Previous research on inventor mobility has either focused on the effect of inventor mobility on regional economies, knowledge flow, and the performance of manufacturers or on the distribution of inventor mobility and migration motives. However, these studies have failed to identify the technology background of investors who engaged in international mobility or to underline the technology hotspots of international mobility. This study adopted the perspective of inventor mobility and conducted a technology hotspot analysis to identify technology hotspots. Network analysis was performed to define key hotspots in a technology network, that is, to determine the positioning of each technology field according to the technology network created on the basis of the relationships between fields. The “players” at the center represented the technical hotspots, and the network-centric approach was used as the main measurement method. The study results indicated that “hot technology” inventions were primarily semiconductor devices, electric digital data processing, optical elements, pictorial communication, material analyses, and control systems. Thus, attention must be paid to and resources invested in these technologies in the future. Technology hotspots in the international technology market drive companies to rethink and restructure their internal activities such as technology development and talent acquisition. Thus, companies can combine their operations with technology hotspots in the international market to create new values and growth models. The results of this study are useful for recruiting international talents, promoting emerging technologies, and locating key technologies. The study developed an inventor mobility technology network model by adopting the perspective of inventor mobility, thereby providing references to businesses and governments when allocating R&D resources and recruiting talented people.

Keywords: Inventor mobility; Technology hotspots; Talent mobility; Network analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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