A Technology-Based Classification of Firms: Can We Learn Something Looking Beyond Industry Classifications?

A Technology-Based Classification of Firms: Can We Learn Something Looking Beyond Industry Classifications?

In this work we use clustering techniques to identify groups of firms competing in similar technological markets. Our clustering properly highlights technological similarities grouping together firms normally classified in different industrial sectors. Technological development leads to a continuous...

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Main Authors: Petros Gkotsis, Emanuele Pugliese, Antonio Vezzani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Entropy
Subjects:
clustering
industrial classification
innovation studies
patents studies
industrial economics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/20/11/887

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