PATENTING STRATEGIES IN THE GERMAN MECHANICAL-ENGINEERING INDUSTRY AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO COMPANY PERFORMANCE

被引：133

作者：

ERNST, H

机构：

[1] Institute for Research in Innovation Management, Kiel University, D-24098 Kiel

来源：

TECHNOVATION | 1995年 / 15卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1016/0166-4972(95)96605-S

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

This paper systematically evaluates the patenting behaviour of a sample of 50 business firms within the German mechanical engineering industry. Based on a framework of multiple patenting indicators, four different types of patenting strategies are identified. Furthermore, the relationship between these patenting strategies and company performance is analysed. It is shown that patent-active companies perform best for the economic performance variables used. Finally, the importance of different patenting indicators is assessed. It is found that the number of international patent applications, the rate of valid patents and highly cited patents are positively related to economic performance. Thus, a differentiated use of patent data is advisable.

引用

页码：225 / 240

页数：16

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