Abstract
Competing to set industry standards is a strategic option to a variety of industries. This paper aims to investigate the role of standard drafting in the evolution of enterprises’ competitiveness in multiplex networks of standards. Specifically, network-based measurements are deliberately designed to evaluate the enterprises participation, contribution, and collaboration in drafting standards. By demonstrating the development of the standard system in China’s communication industry, the effectiveness of our measurement system is verified. Accompanied by empirical observation, the data analysis shows that the relevant governmental agencies dominate the whole standard system; basic-technology providers acquire greater competitiveness through participating in the standards drafting than the other kinds of enterprises. Finally, the corresponding managerial suggestions are offered.
Highlights
Many studies have con rmed the important roles of standards in supporting technological innovation [1,2,3,4]
It is widely accepted in China’s business environments that thirdtier enterprises manufacture products, their second-tier counterparts forge brands, but leading rst-tier enterprises set industrial standards. us, we gauge enterprise can gain competitiveness through determining the extent to which a given company is involved in dra ing standards, and the signi cance of such standards
Such analyses, coupled with experiential observation of the dra ers’ position in the industry, enable us to determine whether enterprises can improve their competitiveness through involvement in dra ing industrial standards
Summary
Many studies have con rmed the important roles of standards in supporting technological innovation [1,2,3,4]. 2. Literature Review is paper elucidates the dynamic multiplex network (formed by the citation of standards and by the co-authorship between dra ers) in the communication industry. Analysis of the evolution of their structure and function forms the basis underlying the evaluation, selection, and prediction for patent technologies; in addition, such analysis enables research into the transfer and diffusion of knowledge between technical organizations and fields [22,23,24,25] Against this background, Narin [26] pioneered the application of the analysis of paper-citing to patents, paving the path for the new field of quantifying patent literature.
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