Paper Title
Which Networks Matter Most and When for Technology Commercialization?
Start Date
13-7-2012 1:30 PM
End Date
13-7-2012 2:30 PM
Description
Innovation is critical for harmonizing goals economic prosperity and environmental sustainability, but firms interested in bringing such innovations to market face a constantly changing landscape of scientific knowledge and competing organizations. As a result, which networks to participate in (and when) during the technology commercialization process is a key decision for these firms. This study directly addresses this decision by using a novel data set of award-winning technologies to measure the relative importance of participation in various networks for both patenting and successful technology commercialization. The results will contribute to recent research on the relative importance of different types of networks and help foster a more thorough understanding of the antecedents to successful technology commercialization.
COinS
Which Networks Matter Most and When for Technology Commercialization?
Innovation is critical for harmonizing goals economic prosperity and environmental sustainability, but firms interested in bringing such innovations to market face a constantly changing landscape of scientific knowledge and competing organizations. As a result, which networks to participate in (and when) during the technology commercialization process is a key decision for these firms. This study directly addresses this decision by using a novel data set of award-winning technologies to measure the relative importance of participation in various networks for both patenting and successful technology commercialization. The results will contribute to recent research on the relative importance of different types of networks and help foster a more thorough understanding of the antecedents to successful technology commercialization.