Patent citation-based knowledge inflow measures: The case of emerging economy multinational corporations

Empirical analyses of multinationals from emerging economies (EMNCs) have been a challenge because of the absence of systematic and consistent data. This study focuses on the impacts of patent examiner added citations on citation-based measures of EMNC subsidiary knowledge inflows. The US patents of leading innovation-oriented EMNCs from China and India between 2002 and 2014 are analyzed, with their major competitors from mature industrialized countries as a benchmark group. We find that, subsidiary knowledge inflow variables in the current study are not significantly distorted by examiner added citations. This study offers the validity evidence of employing the US patent and citation data in studying EMNCs. The results also contribute to patent economics literature in general by testing the impacts of examiner added citations on citation-based measures of knowledge flows.

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Work Title Patent citation-based knowledge inflow measures: The case of emerging economy multinational corporations
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  1. Feng Zhang
Keyword
  1. Citation-based measures
  2. Comparison
  3. Emerging economy multinationals
  4. Examiner added citations
  5. Knowledge flows
  6. Patent citations
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  1. Thunderbird International Business Review
Publication Date July 15, 2021
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  1. https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.22227
Deposited March 11, 2024

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    • Citation-based measures, Comparison, Emerging economy multinationals, Examiner added citations, Knowledge flows, Patent citations
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