Journal
SCIENTOMETRICS
Volume 100, Issue 1, Pages 227-244Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-013-1216-0
Keywords
Technology opportunity; Small and medium enterprise; Technological capability; Patent analysis; Action and object analysis
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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have difficulties identifying appropriate technology opportunities under severe capability and resource constraints. To tackle this issue, we suggest a method for identifying technology opportunities that is customized to the existing technologies and technological capabilities of SMEs through two-stage patent analysis. An expert-based technological attribute-application table makes it possible to identify basic opportunities by multiple keyword matching. Also, non-traditional opportunities can be explored and identified by an iterative action-object analysis of patents. This two-stage patent analysis approach provides managers with a way of identifying specific technology opportunities in which their existing technologies can be utilized to the maximum extent, therefore helping them to develop technology strategies.
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