2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Microfoundation of innovation by using patent data
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24730307
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Business administration
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| Research Institution | Sophia University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | イノベーション / 技術経営 / 研究開発組織 / マルチレベル / 特許 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Studies related to the "mirroring hypothesis" found that in order to gain competitiveness, component manufacturers must acquire technological knowledge of the overall product architecture. However, how single-component manufacturers can acquire a broad knowledge base that extends beyond their areas of business has not been clarified. We conduct a case analysis of the hard disk drive industry and investigate the R&D activities of the component-specialized manufacturing firms. We use patent data and focus on three levels of analysis: organization, group, and individual. The results of the analysis show that system-related architectural knowledge can be accumulated by a relatively small number of cross-sectoral engineers mediating different technological fields. Their characteristics are different from the “star” engineers and gatekeepers mentioned in the literature discussed.
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| Free Research Field |
経営学
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