Title: Technology Analysis & Strategic Management

Title: Technology Analysis & Strategic Management

ISO Abbreviated Title: Technol. Anal. Strateg. Manage.

JCR Abbreviated Title: Technol Anal Strateg

ISSN: 0953-7325

Issues/Year: 4

Journal Country/Territory: England

Language: English

Publisher: Carfax Publishing

Publisher Address: Rankine Rd, Basingstoke RG24 8PR, Hants, England

Subject Categories:

Multidisciplinary Sciences: Impact Factor 0.617, 16/45 (2001)

Dodgson, M. (1999), What role for management in science? Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 11 (2), 133-141.

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Verspagen, B. (1999), Large firms and knowledge flows in the dutch r&d system: A case study of philips electronics. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 11 (2), 211-233.

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Abstract: This paper uses data on patent-to-patent citations and patent-to-science-literature citations to study the spillover network of companies and research institutes around Philips Electronics. The theoretical section of the paper surveys the literature on innovation regimes and regional systems of innovation, and uses this to derive a number of testable hypotheses on the Philips network. The main findings of the paper are that the importance of local firms in the technology network around Philips is small, but the impact of local (semi-)public institutes is larger. Also, it is found that large firms generate a large part of the scientific literature that is referred to in Philips patents.

Kostoff, R.N. and Geisler, E. (1999), Strategic management and implementation of textual data mining in government organizations. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 11 (4), 493-525.

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Abstract: This paper focuses on the strategic role and the implementation of textual data mining (TDM) in government organizations, with special emphasis on TDM to support the management of science and technology (S&T). It begins by defining TDM, and discussing the strategic management process in federal government organizations and the role of TDM as an integral part of this process. The paper then proceeds to describe some of the uses and applications of TDM. The results of a demonstration program by the US Office of Naval Research show some potential benefits from TDM: (1) integration of national and multi-national S&T databases; (2) supporting strategic decisions on the direction and funding of government S&T; and (3) creation of USAble S&T databases to support strategic decisions in other areas of government. Implications of the demonstration program relative to larger scale implementation of TDM are discussed. The paper ends with a description of the principles and requirements of higher quality TDM studies.

Laestadius, S. (2000), Biotechnology and the potential for a radical shift of technology in forest industry. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 12 (2), 193-2125.

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Abstract: Is biotechnology a revolutionary technology that will dramatically transform present technological systems, industries and society or will the entrance of biotechnology into industry rather take the shape of incremental innovations without any deeper impact on dominating technological paradigms? the vast science and technology research in this area has focused on pharmaceuticals and neglected the potential role for large scale biomass handling activities like the forest industry in general and pulp and paper industry in particular. In addition the industry itself has not focused its R&D activities towards utilization of biotechnology on inputs, processes or products. This is a study on the technological system for pulp and paper facing the challenge of a radical shift of technology. The confrontation between the genuinely science based biotechnology and its community on the one hand, and the pulp and paper community (highly scientific within the framework of a low-technology industry) on the other, is analyzed as are the industrial and economic potentials and limitations of biotechnology in this area.

McMillan, G.S. and Hamilton III, R.D. (2000), Using bibliometrics to measure firm knowledge: An analysis of the US pharmaceutical industry. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 12 (4), 465-475.

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Abstract: A recent literature review highlighted the knowledge-based view as an important current theory in the strategic management area. The current paper utilizes that theory as the context for employing bibliometrics to uncover the publishing and patenting citation patterns in a group of twelve US pharmaceutical companies over a 13-year period. Our initial findings suggest that firms self-cite a great deal, and that they rely heavily on public science. In addition, we found that Merck and Co. is the most frequently cited company in both the science and technology areas, though somewhat less so in technology. The managerial implications, particularly from a knowledge perspective, are discussed as well as some suggestions for future research.

McMillan, G.S. and Hicks, D. (2001), Science and corporate strategy: A bibliometric update of Hounshell and Smith. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 13 (4), 497-505.

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Abstract: Hounshell and Smith’s Science and Corporate Strategy: DuPont R&D, 1902- 1980 is one of the most comprehensive business history books ever written. In addition, it highlights the important relationship between corporate strategy and R&D activities. The purpose of this current paper is to update the information on DuPont’s R&D activities using secondary data and bibliometrics. Our findings are that DuPont underwent a series of dramatic shifts in their R&D efforts during the 1980s and into the 1990s. for example, there was a focus on life sciences, a concerted attempt to reduce R&D, and an endeavour to align R&D more with core businesses. Beyond the bibliometrics, we found that corporate performance and changes in the top management team may have precipitated these changes in R&D. The implications of such relationships are also discussed.

? Sakakibara, M. and Dodgson, M. (2003), Strategic research partnerships: Empirical evidence from Asia. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 15 (2), 227-245.

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Abstract: This paper evaluates the role Strategic Research Partnerships (SRPs) play in Asia. Specific Asian institutional settings influence the roles of SRPs. Japan is regarded as a forerunner in the practice of SRPs. In Japan, lack of spillover channels, limited opportunities for mergers and acquisitions, weak university research and pressure for internal diversification motivate firms to form SRPs. In Korea, SRPs are regarded as a means to promote large-scale research projects. In Taiwan, SRPs are formed to facilitate technological diffusion. Empirical findings on SRPs, focusing on government-sponsored R&D consortia in Japan, are summarized. Issues regarding SRP formation, their effect on R&D spending of participating firms, and productivity, are examined. Reference is made to alternative forms of measurement of SRPs and their potential application to Asian countries is assessed. Enhancing the capacity of policy-makers to assess the extent and contribution of SRPs is considered to be a priority.

Brockhoff, K. (2003), Exploring strategic R&D success factors. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 15 (3), 333-348.

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Abstract: This paper identifies strategic R&D success factors for organizations that produce R&D results for proprietary use. First, six types of R&D organizations are identified by using the criteria of profit orientation and external or internal use of R&D results. Following this, success criteria are identified by studying sample organizations that match the classification criteria. In the concluding section it is shown that important success criteria can be derived, many of which are independent of the organizational arrangement chosen for the generation of R& D results. Among them are: embedment into the scientific system, development of core competencies, securing appropriability, choosing appropriate organizational structures and processes.

? Kostoff, R.N., Tshiteya, R., Bowles, C.A. and Tuunanen, T. (2006), The structure and infrastructure of Finnish research literature. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 18 (2), 187-220.

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Abstract: the structure and infrastructure of the Finnish research literature is determined. A representative database of technical articles was extracted from the Science Citation Index for the years 2003-2004, with each article containing at least one author with a Finnish address. Document clustering was used to identify the main technical themes (core competencies) of Finnish research. Four of the pervasive technical topics identified from the clustering (Wireless Networks and Mobile Communication, Signal Processing, Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry) were analyzed further using bibliometrics, in order to identify the infrastructure of these research areas. Finally, the citation performance of Finnish research in the four pervasive technical topics above, and in other technical topics obtained by analysis of Abstract phrases, was compared to that of two Scandanavian countries with similar population and GDP, Norway and Denmark.

Keywords: Bibliometrics, Citation, Database Tomography, Impact, Roadmaps, Science-and-Technology, Technical Intelligence, Trends

? Tijssen, R.J.W. (2009), Internationalisation of pharmaceutical R&D: How globalised are Europe’s largest multinational companies? Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 21 (7), 859-879.

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Abstract: the internationalisation of corporate research is an issue with a large impact on strategic decision-making within the research-intensive pharmaceutical industry. However, sector-wide comparative statistics on the whereabouts of corporate research activities and the geographic distribution of their research partners is scarce. This paper describes the international research profiles of Europe’s top 10 largest multinational pharmaceutical companies based on publication counts and author address information drawn from the thoUSAnds of pharmaceutical research articles published in 2005-2006. The results provide relevant aggregate-level background intelligence for strategic analysis of the industry’s internationalisation processes and research cooperation patterns. The overall statistics indicate that international research activity of European industry is significantly more oriented towards the US science base than vice versa. Company-level statistical data on the research cooperation involving each company’s central research centres based in country of corporate headquarters, reveal quite distinctive geographical characteristics alongside differential preferences for in-house or external research partners.

Keywords: Articles, Bibliometric Analysis, Bibliometrics, Biotechnology, Business and Management Studies, Characteristics, Europe, Firms, Impact, Industry, Innovation, Intelligence, Knowledge, Networks, Pharmaceutical, Pharmaceutical Industry, Publication, Publication Counts, Quantitative, R&D, Research, Research Activity, Science, Statistics, Technology, Technology and Innovation Studies, Trends, US

? Cozzens, S., Gatchair, S., Kang, J., Kim, K.S., Lee, H.J., Ordonez, G. and Porter, A. (2010), Emerging technologies: Quantitative identification and measurement. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 22 (3), 361-376.

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Abstract: Emerging technologies present both challenges and opportunities for national technology strategies. National governments may therefore want to monitor the technological horizon on a systematic basis. This article outlines the quantitative approaches available for such monitoring. Among the standard types of bibliometric data, proposals and publications are most likely to be useful for this purpose since they capture information earlier in the cycle of technology development. Patents, in contrast, trail behind. Analysis can proceed with keywords or citations, and algorithms are available to use the information structure inherent in these kinds of data to identify and measure emerging areas. There are limitations, however, in all the available approaches and the authors therefore recommend using them in conjunction with expert methods by focusing the qualitative assessment in particular areas.

Keywords: Assessment, Bibliometric, Bibliometric Data, Bibliometrics, Challenges, Citations, Emerging Technologies, Innovation, Measurement, Methods, Publications, Quantitative, Quantitative Analysis, Science, Technology

? Duan, C.H. (2011), Mapping the intellectual structure of modern technology management. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 23 (5), 583-600.

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Abstract: the paper explores and maps the intellectual structure of technology management studies from 1987 to 2006 by analysing 22,336 cited references of 1328 articles in the SSCI and SCI databases. Bibliometrics and social network analysis techniques are used to research the intellectual structure of the technology management literature. Six threads emerged in this study: (1) core competence and competitive advantage, (2) information system planning and changes, (3) the management of innovation and organisations, (4) technology management approaches, (5) technology strategy and (6) organisational learning and knowledge management. This study provides a systematic and objective means of determining the knowledge nodes in the development of technology management research.

Keywords: Analysis, Author Cocitation Analysis, Bibliometrics, Business, Changes, Competence, Competitive, Competitive Advantage, Databases, Development, Electronic Commerce Research, Information, Innovation, Intellectual Structure, Knowledge, Knowledge Management, Learning, Literature, Macroeconomics, Management, Mapping, Network, Network Analysis, Paradigms, Perspective, Planning, References, Research, SCI, Social, Social Network Analysis, SSCI, Strategic-Management, Strategy, Structure, Techniques, Technology, Technology Management

? Schoeneck, D.J., Porter, A.L., Kostoff, R.N. and Berger, E.M. (2011), Assessment of Brazil’s research literature. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 23 (6), 601-621.

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Abstract: This ‘country study’ analyses substantial samples of research papers by Brazilian authors drawn from two global databases. The approach and the findings may each be of interest. Our approach is to examine R&D outputs through bibliometrics (to identify key authors, institutions, journals, etc.) and text mining with taxonomy generation (to identify pervasive research thrusts). We extend prior country studies by providing for interactive data access and exploring military-relevant R&D information. The resulting publication activity profiles provide insight on Brazilian R&D strengths and investment strategies, and help identify opportunities for collaboration. Brazil, a nation of 190 million, evidences a substantial research enterprise, with major capabilities in the life and biomedical sciences, as well as the physical sciences. We benchmark research patterns and trends against several other countries. We find a large measure of international collaboration, particularly with the USA.

Keywords: Research Profiling, Brazil, Brasil, Bibliometrics, Text Mining, Tech Mining, R&D Trends, Competitive Technical Intelligence, Science-and-Technology, Infrastructure, China, Publications

? Heimeriks, G. and Leydesdorff, L. (2012), Emerging search regimes: Measuring co-evolutions among research, science, and society. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 24 (1), 51-67.

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Abstract: Scientometric data is used to investigate empirically the emergence of search regimes in biotechnology, genomics and nanotechnology. Complex regimes can emerge when three independent sources of variance interact. In our model, researchers can be considered as the nodes that carry the science system. Research is geographically situated with site-specific skills, tacit knowledge and infrastructures. Second, the emergent science level refers to the formal communication of codified knowledge published in journals. Third, the socio-economic dynamics indicate the ways in which knowledge production relates to society. Although biotechnology, genomics and nanotechnology can all be characterised by rapid growth and divergent dynamics, the regimes differ in terms of self-organisation among these three sources of variance. The scope of opportunities for researchers to contribute within the constraints of the existing body of knowledge are different in each field. Furthermore, the relevance of the context of application contributes to the knowledge dynamics to various degrees.

Keywords: Biotechnology, Communication, Dynamics, Dynamics of Knowledge, Genomics, Growth, Indicators, Innovation, Journals, Knowledge, Model, Nanotechnology, Policy, Research, Researchers, Science, Search Regime

? Pei, R.M., Youtie, J. and Porter, A.L. (2012), Nanobiomedical science in China: A research field on the rise. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 24 (1), 69-88.

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Abstract: Medical and health care applications of nanotechnology have increasingly attracted research and innovation attention. Nano-biomedical science (NBMS) is a term we use to define this emerging domain. As China is one of the leading countries in nanotechnology, but lacks a long history as a biosciences leader, this paper explores the competitive positioning of China in the development of NBMS. Specifically, this paper profiles the research patterns of ChineseNBMS in comparison with the four other largest countries in NBMS, using bibliometric techniques. The results indicate that China is a leader in NBMS, leveraging its strengths in chemistry and physics in the broader nanotechnology domain. However, China’s relative weakness in traditional biomedical disciplines, and its lack of presence in highly influential global journals, could prove to be limiting factors.

Keywords: As, Attention, Bibliometric, Bibliometric Analysis, Biomedical, Care, China, Countries, Development, Health, Health Care, History, Innovation, Journals, Nanobiotechnology, Nanoscale, Nanotechnology, Nanotechnology Literature, Research, Science, Traditional

? Gerdsri, N., Kongthon, A. and Vatananan, R.S. (2013), Mapping the knowledge evolution and professional network in the field of technology roadmapping: A bibliometric analysis. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 25 (4), 403-422.

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Abstract: To maintain a competitive advantage, organisations constantly adjust their operations and strategies to incorporate changes in their business environment. Technology roadmapping (TRM) has emerged as a method that can link technology development with the changing business requirements. Since the method of TRM is fairly new, publications that can explain and assist the implementation of a roadmapping process are still limited. As the concept of TRM continues to gain awareness among scholars and practitioners, the need for further development of TRM related knowledge becomes a vital part of their activities. The purpose of this paper is not only to reveal the body of knowledge and existing networks of TRM professionals but also to suggest potential collaborations among researchers and practitioners who have similar interests in the field. This study applies the bibliometric technique to analyse TRM related journal and conference articles published during 1987 and 2010.

Keywords: Analysis, Bibliometric, Bibliometric Analysis, Business, Changes, Collaborations, Competitive, Development, Disruptive Technology, Environment, Evolution, Field, Framework, Implementation, Industry, Innovation, Integrates Business, Journal, Knowledge, Knowledge Evolution, Management, Mapping, Network, Networks, Potential, Publications, Purpose, Science, Technology, Technology Roadmapping, Text-Mining, TRM, Vantagepoint Software

? Leydesdorff, L., Rotolo, D. and de Nooy, W. (2013), Innovation as a nonlinear process, the scientometric perspective, and the specification of an “innovation opportunities explorer’. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 25 (6), 641-653.

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Abstract: the process of innovation follows nonlinear patterns across the domains of science, technology, and the economy. Novel bibliometric mapping techniques can be used to investigate and represent distinctive, but complementary perspectives on the innovation process (e.g. demand’ and supply’) as well as the interactions among these perspectives using animations. In a map, the different perspectives can be represented as continents’ of data related to varying extents over time. For example, the different branches of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) in the MEDLINE database provide sources of such perspectives (e.g. Diseases’ vs Drugs and Chemicals’). The multiple-perspective approach enables us to reconstruct facets of the dynamics of innovation, in terms of selection mechanisms shaping localisable trajectories and/or resulting in more globalised regimes. By expanding the data with patents and scholarly publications, we demonstrate the use of this multi-perspective approach in the case of RNA Interference (RNAi). The possibility to develop an Innovation Opportunities Explorer’ is specified.

Keywords: Approach, Bibliometric, Bibliometric Mapping, Complementary, Data, Data-Mining, Database, Demand, Drug Discovery, Drugs, Dynamics, Economy, Innovation, Interference, Journal Maps, Knowledge, Lock-In, Mapping, Mechanisms, Medical, MEDLINE, Network, Network Analysis, Nonlinear, Patent Citations, Patents, Publications, Research-and-Development, RNA, Science, Scientometric, Scientometrics, Selection, SI, Sources, Technical Change, Techniques, Technological Trajectories, Technology

? Suominen, A. (2013), Analysis of technological progression by quantitative measures: A comparison of two technologies. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 25 (6), 687-706.

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Abstract: It is apparent that quantitative information embedded in databases has significant value in analysing technological development. Studies applying different approaches have produced valuable case specific or policy related results by analysing quantitative data. Quantitative measures that would concentrate on monitoring technological progression, not individual organisations or topics, are seldom found. However, quantitative tools for monitoring technological progression would be practical as managers are trying to decide when to exploit new technologies. This paper presents the result of two emerging technologies, focusing on quantitative measures of analysing technological progression that would be objective, reproducible and valid across different technologies. The results from these two technologies help to validate measures that would focus, not on specific research organisations or research topics, but on the maturity of technologies.

Keywords: Bibliometric, Bibliometrics, Comparison, Concentrate, Data, Databases, Development, Emerging Technologies, Indicators, Information, Metrics, Monitoring, Patent Analysis, Policy, Progression, Research, Science, Si, Substitution Model, Technologies, Technology Forecasting, Value

? Zhang, Y., Guo, Y., Wang, X.F., Zhu, D.H. and Porter, A.L. (2013), A hybrid visualisation model for technology roadmapping: Bibliometrics, qualitative methodology and empirical study. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 25 (6), 707-724.

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Abstract: Technology roadmapping offers a flexible instrument to portray development status in support of technology forecasting and assessment. This paper integrates bibliometrics with qualitative methodologies and visualisation techniques to construct a hybrid model for composing technology roadmaps. The mapping arrays details on the evolution of the technology under study and contributes to understanding the macro-technology development status. We generate a global technology roadmap for electric vehicles to demonstrate the approach in an empirical study.

Keywords: Approach, Assessment, Bibliometrics, Development, Electric Vehicles, Emerging Technologies, Evolution, Forecasting, Framework, Global, Hybrid, Identification, Information, Mapping, Methodologies, Methodology, Model, Opportunities, Patent Citations, Performance, Qualitative, Qualitative Methodologies, Roadmaps, Science, Si, Support, Techniques, Technology, Technology Forecasting, Technology Roadmapping, Term Frequency Analysis, Understanding, US Pharmaceutical-Industry

? Toivanen, H. (2014), The shift from theory to innovation: the evolution of Brazilian research frontiers 2005-2011. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 26 (1), 105-119.

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Abstract: Proliferation of emerging economies as significant sources of competitive knowledge is a key feature of globalisation, often driven by government policies fostering domestic research-based innovation capabilities. To cast light on this common emerging economy effort to move from catch-up towards the global innovation frontier, we analyse the evolution of the focus of Brazilian research frontiers 2005-2011 with bibliometric methods. Our results demonstrate a gradual and moderate shift from theoretical scientific knowledge to more innovation-centred knowledge in the most influential Brazilian research, indicating the increased prominence and quality of innovation focused efforts in country’s knowledge system. Thus, the recent expansion of Brazil’s innovation system is accompanied by qualitative transformations of the research system, in part driven by nationally emerging research fields and technologies. Conceptually, we consider the overall importance of scientific research for developing and emerging economy innovation system build-up.

Keywords: Article, Bibliometric, Bibliometric Methods, Brazil, Business, China, Clusters, Competitive, Developing, Economics, Economy, Emerging Economies, Emerging Research Fronts, Emerging Technologies, England, Evolution, Feature, Finland, Global, Impact, Innovation, Innovation Management, Innovation System, Journals, Knowledge, Methods, National Innovation Systems, Park, Patterns, Policies, Publications, Qualitative, Quality, Quality Of, R&D Trends, Recent, Research, Research Front, Science, Scientific Research, Scopus, Sources, Systems, Technologies, Technology, Theoretical, Theory, Topics, Web-Of-Science

? Kuzhabekova, A. and Kuzma, J. (2014), Mapping the emerging field of genome editing. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 26 (3), 321-352.

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Abstract: Targeted genetic modification (TagMo) technologies are being used for new approaches to genetic engineering often called genome editing’. These approaches are in the early stages of development, and basic understandings of what TagMo is, of its likely future, and how it should be governed are still being established. In order to inform these discussions and increase their transparency, we map the scientific landscape of TagMo using advances in tech mining and bibliometrics and in consultation with experts in the field. We assess the sub-topics and disciplines associated with TagMo research, and the actors, institutions, and nations involved, while making observations about the funding of research and the collaborative patterns among actors. The technology assessment approach used in this article has important implications for anticipatory governance of TagMo plant products. It is designed to help scientists, managers, and policy-makers understand trends in TagMo technological development in order to prepare for future governance.

Keywords: Advances, Approach, Assessment, Bibliometrics, Biotechnology, Consultation, Development, Disciplines, Engineering, Experts, Field, Funding, Genetic, Genetic Engineering, Genetic Modification, Genome Editing, Governance, Institutions, Landscape, Mapping, Mar, Mining, Modification, Nanotechnology, Nations, New Approaches, Observations, Plant, Proteins, Research, Scientists, Targeted Genetic Modification, Tech Mining, Technologies, Technology, Technology Assessment, Transparency, Trends, Zinc-Finger Nucleases

? Jibu, M. (2014), Mapping of scientific patenting: toward the development of ‘J-GLOBAL foresight’. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 26 (4), 485-498.

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Abstract: the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) is in the process of building knowledge infrastructure by means of linking accumulated information assets to a variety of databases. It does not aim to develop knowledge data infrastructure based on proprietary format, but on an international standard format. JST is also in the process of creating ‘J-GLOBAL foresight’ [http://foresight.jst.go.jp (accessed June 2012)] in order to match up a variety of data such as results and indices of bibliometric analysis as well as of patent analysis derived from the knowledge infrastructure with applications like Google Maps and facilitate the visualisation of business information. This will contribute to help companies and institutions formulate business strategy based on the information obtained in the future. The former aims to be the bibliographic information version of the Data.gov, which discloses government data from the USA, while the latter seeks to be the Data-gov wiki version, which provides a demonstration by matching up governmental data with applications such as Google Maps.

Keywords: Agency, Analysis, Bibliographic, Bibliometric, Bibliometric Analysis, Building, Business, Cluster Analysis, Data, Data-Gov Wiki, Data.Gov, Databases, Development, Foresight, Google, Google Maps, Indices, Information, Infrastructure, Institutions, International, J-Global, Japan, Knowledge, Mapping, Patent, Patent Analysis, Science, Standard, Strategy, Technology, USA, Version

? Jan, Y.T. and Kay, L. (2014), Acquiring nanotechnology capabilities: Role of mergers and acquisitions. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 26 (5), 547-563.

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Abstract: Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are an important but unstudied aspect of nanotechnology’s evolution. This paper uses case review and bibliometric analysis to examine 20 M&As involving acquired firms in the nanotechnology domain. The guiding proposition is that acquired firms provide complementarities to the acquiring firms. Key measures given consideration include the nature of the post-acquisition organisation, whether the pre-acquisition geographic location is retained, the purpose of the acquisitions as indicated in news releases, and the extent of similarity in research publications and patents. Differences by the country of the acquiring firm and sub-industry are noted. Within the limitations of the case study approach, the results suggest that acquired firms in the nanotechnology domain provide complementary capabilities to their acquirers.

Keywords: Acquisitions, Alliances, Analysis, Approach, Bibliometric, Bibliometric Analysis, Biotechnology, Case Study, Complementary, Country, Differences, Evolution, Large Firms, Location, Measures, Mergers, Nanobiotechnology, Nanotechnology, Patents, Publications, Purpose, Relatedness, Research, Review, Role, Similarity, Small Firms, Strategies, Technology