A Note on the Value of Patents as Indicators of Innovation: Implications for Management Research

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Academy of Management PerspectivesVol. 22, No. 3 ArticlesA Note on the Value of Patents as Indicators of Innovation: Implications for Management ResearchMichelle GittelmanMichelle GittelmanMichelle Gittelman () is an Assistant Professor of Management and Global Business at Rutgers Business School.Published Online:1 Aug 2008https://doi.org/10.5465/amp.2008.34587992AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsDownload CitationsAdd to favoritesTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail View articleReferences Alcacer J. , Gittelman M. (2006). How do I know what you know? Patent examiners and the generation of patent citations. Review of Economics and Statistics, 88(4), 774–779. Google Scholar Alcacer J. , Gittelman M. , Sampat B. (2008). Applicant and examiner citations in U.S. patents: An overview (Working Paper). Google Scholar Almeida P. , Kogut B. (1999). Localization of knowledge and the mobility of engineers in regional networks. 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