Collaboration network analysis for competitive intelligence
Keywords:
Collaboration analysis, competitive intelligence, dynamic network analysis, network analysis, patentsAbstract
The analysis of collaborations is an important aspect of competitive intelligence
studies. Collaborations show who players turn to in order to gain access to external knowledge.
Networks are often used to analyze collaborations. However, analyzing networks that become
increasingly large, especially in a dynamic setting, is a difficult task. Communication on these
questions is complex for the same reason. In this paper I propose a method that allows for the
identification of collaboration strategies in a static and dynamic setting that also makes it easier
to communicate the results. An application of the method is also provided to illustrate how the
method can be used for competitive intelligence studies.
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