A simple approach to describe a company’s innovative activities and their technological breadth

Xiaojun Hu () and Ronald Rousseau ()
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Xiaojun Hu: Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Ronald Rousseau: University of Antwerp (UA)

Scientometrics, 2015, vol. 102, issue 2, No 16, 1411 pages

Abstract: Abstract Technological breadth, as an indicator of knowledge integration, and breadth of technological diffusion are two sides of a coin when studying the value of patents. In this contribution some h-type indices are developed, and applications in the field of technological innovation are provided. The obtained results suggest that these h-type indices can be used to describe two-dimensions of a firm’s vitality with respect to technological innovation and technological breadth of patents. Hence, patent-related h-indices can serve as simple alternative indicators to describe a firm’s performance in technological innovation. They can, moreover, be used to compare firms active in the same industry.

Keywords: IPCh-index; cIPCh-index; Knowledge integration in patents; Technological breadth of patents; Diffusion of technological innovation; Performance of firms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-014-1464-7

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