Diversification and hybridization in firm knowledge bases in nanotechnologies

Eric Avenel 1 Anne-Violaine Favier 1 Simon Ma 1 Vincent Mangematin 1, 2 Carole Rieu 1
1 GAEL - Laboratoire d'Economie Appliquée de Grenoble
2 MTS - Management Technologique et Strategique
Abstract : The paper investigates the linkages between the characteristics of technologies and the structure of a firms' knowledge base. Nanotechnologies have been defined as converging technologies that operate at the nanoscale, and which require integration to fulfill their economic promises. Based on a worldwide database of nanofirms, the paper analyses the degree of convergence and the convergence mechanisms within firms. It argues that the degree of convergence in a firm's nano-knowledge base is relatively independent from the size of the firm's nano-knowledge base. However, while firms with small nano-knowledge bases tend to exploit convergence in each of their patents/publications, firms with large nano-knowledge bases tend to separate their nano-R&D activities in the different established fields and achieve diversity through the juxtaposition of the output of these independent activities For more informations http://www.nanoeconomics.eu/
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Research Policy, Elsevier, 2007, 36 (6), pp.864-870. 〈10.1016/j.respol.2007.02.002〉
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Eric Avenel, Anne-Violaine Favier, Simon Ma, Vincent Mangematin, Carole Rieu. Diversification and hybridization in firm knowledge bases in nanotechnologies. Research Policy, Elsevier, 2007, 36 (6), pp.864-870. 〈10.1016/j.respol.2007.02.002〉. 〈hal-00424531〉

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