The influence of key enabling technologies on technological innovation
Veröffentlichungsdatum
2024-12-19
Autoren
Herausgeber
Zusammenfassung
Key enabling technologies (KETs) have gained attention in science and policy due to their multidisciplinary nature and their ability to link distant knowledge fields, endowing them with a central role in recombinant innovation processes. However, it remains under-researched whether KETs generally have a higher influence on innovation processes than non-KETs. This study addresses the question by using propensity score matching and regression analysis. First, a balanced dataset is created through matching KET patents to non-KET patents that stem from a comparable context. Subsequently, it is analyzed whether KET patents are associated with higher forward citation frequencies than non-KETs. The results show that KETs receive more citations on average, but it appears that this effect is driven by a few very impactful patents. The results further show that not all KETs exert a measurable impact on forward citations and highlight the heterogeneities between the individual KETs. These findings call for a more critical assessment of the KET concept and for nuanced approaches in research and policy.
Schlagwörter
Key Enabling Technologies
;
General Purpose Technologies
;
Recombinant Novelty
;
Technological impact
;
Patent citations
;
Propensity Score Matching
Institution
Fachbereich
Dokumenttyp
Artikel/Aufsatz
Zeitschrift/Sammelwerk
Band
2403
Startseite
1
Endseite
61
Zweitveröffentlichung
Nein
Sprache
Englisch
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