Nanotechnology as general-purpose technology: empirical evidence and implications

Autor:	Bruce Elmslie, Christine M. Shea, Roger B. Grinde
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Patent analysis Identification (information) Transformative learning Strategy and Management General purpose technology Management research Societal impact of nanotechnology Nanotechnology Business Management Science and Operations Research Empirical evidence Impact of nanotechnology
Zdroj:	Technology Analysis & Strategic Management. 23:175-192
ISSN:	1465-3990 0953-7325
Popis:	Developments in nanotechnology are poised to have a pervasive effect on various industries for years to come and nanotechnology management research is beginning to appear in peer-reviewed management journals. Much of the research on this early, emergent technology is focused on issues of definition and identification of technology type. In this study, we searched the US Patents and Trademarks Office database and used an expert validation methodology to develop a sample of the first 25 years (1980–2004) of nanotechnology patenting activity. We analysed this data for early evidence that nanotechnology is a general-purpose technology (GPT) – a transformative technology characterised by its pervasiveness, improvement over time, and pattern of diffusion. Our findings indicate that nanotechnology patenting activity has been growing in intensity and relative to overall patenting activity, and that it is pervasive across industry and technology sectors. Implications of nanotechnology as a GPT are discussed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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