This paper provides new insights into the role of individual inventors inthe innovation process. Individuals are central in this creative process becauseinnovation is not simply a product of firms and organizations; it requiresindividual creativity (Rothaermel and Hess, 2007). We focus our analysis on prolific inventors (a rich sub category of inventors) because they contribute sohugely to national invention totals (Le Bas et al., 2010) and tend to produceinventions that have more economic value (Gambardella et al., 2005; Gay et al.,2008). Converging empirical evidence has established the significance ofprolific inventors (Ernst et al., 2000). Previous studies of prolific (or “key”)inventors have focused more on the firms in which they work...
This article studies the contribution of different channels of knowledge transfer on innovation outp...
This report offers new insights into the drivers of inventor productivity at the individual level. I...
Mobilization of valuable resources, especially of talented individuals, figures prominently in firms...
This paper provides new insights into the role of individual inventors in the innovation process. In...
The aim of this paper is to provide new insights into (1) the determinants of the value of invention...
International audienceWe study the effect of the interfirm mobility of prolific inventors on their p...
In this paper we survey the literature dealing with the category of prolific inventor. We set out so...
We provide new insights into the role of individual inventors in innovation. We focus our analysis o...
1 Prolific inventors: who are they and where do they locate? Evidence from a five countries US paten...
In this paper we present empirical evidence about some geographical characteristics of Fre...
International audienceRegional creative resources include inventors. Policies conducive to inventors...
This paper analyzes the causality between inventor productivity and inventor mobility. The results s...
Abstract. In this paper we present empirical evidence about some geographical characteristics of Fre...
Première version d'un rapport d'étape du projet ANR MOBINVENT.In this paper we survey the literature...
This article studies the contribution of different channels of knowledge transfer on innovation outp...
This report offers new insights into the drivers of inventor productivity at the individual level. I...
Mobilization of valuable resources, especially of talented individuals, figures prominently in firms...
This paper provides new insights into the role of individual inventors in the innovation process. In...
The aim of this paper is to provide new insights into (1) the determinants of the value of invention...
International audienceWe study the effect of the interfirm mobility of prolific inventors on their p...
In this paper we survey the literature dealing with the category of prolific inventor. We set out so...
We provide new insights into the role of individual inventors in innovation. We focus our analysis o...
1 Prolific inventors: who are they and where do they locate? Evidence from a five countries US paten...
In this paper we present empirical evidence about some geographical characteristics of Fre...
International audienceRegional creative resources include inventors. Policies conducive to inventors...
This paper analyzes the causality between inventor productivity and inventor mobility. The results s...
Abstract. In this paper we present empirical evidence about some geographical characteristics of Fre...
Première version d'un rapport d'étape du projet ANR MOBINVENT.In this paper we survey the literature...
This article studies the contribution of different channels of knowledge transfer on innovation outp...
This report offers new insights into the drivers of inventor productivity at the individual level. I...
Mobilization of valuable resources, especially of talented individuals, figures prominently in firms...