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Open innovation of knowledge cities
Purpose: This research seeks to answer the basic question, "As a city evolves from an industrial city to a knowledge one, are its open innovation activities vitalized?" Design/methodology/approach: In this research, we compare the total number of patent applications, the number of joint applicants of each patent, and the ratio of patents jointly applied, in four Korean cities - Daegu, Kwangju, Cheonann total, top 10 % patent applicants group among total patent applicants, and the lower 70 % patent applicant group among total patent applicants. The research included 144,625 patents submitted to the Korea Patent Office from 1981 to 2010. Findings: As knowledge-based urbanization proceeds, the size of a knowledge city increases. The lowest 70 % of patent applicants (rather than the top 10 %) apply for more patents, and the breadth and depth of open innovation rises. Research limitations/implications (if applicable): This research is limited to mutual patent applications as a target of open innovation. In the future, additional research will need to be conducted on various open innovation channels such as patent citation, intellectual property right transfer, licensing, and M&A. Practical implications (if applicable): To maximize the beneficial characteristics of a knowledge city in a large city, the improvement of open innovation across the city is essential. Social implications (if applicable): If strengthening open innovation by SMEs or start-ups is set as a corporate strategy or a government policy, it will be a source of development of knowledge-based urbanization and continued economic development of a knowledge city, as well as of the total knowledge assets.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Journal: Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity ; ISSN: 2199-8531 ; Volume: 1 ; Year: 2015 ; Issue: 16 ; Pages: 1-20 ; Heidelberg: Springer
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Management
- Subject
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Knowledge City
Open innovation
Power law
Long tail
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Yun, JinHyo Joseph
Jeong, EuiSeob
Yang, JeongHo
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Veröffentlichung
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Springer
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Heidelberg
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2015
- DOI
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doi:10.1186/s40852-015-0020-x
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- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET
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Object type
- Artikel
Associated
- Yun, JinHyo Joseph
- Jeong, EuiSeob
- Yang, JeongHo
- Springer
Time of origin
- 2015