Abstract
This paper aims to explore the nature of knowledge search from an attention-based view. Through patenting behavior of firms in the field of liquid crystal display (LCD) technology, we address how four types of knowledge search attention influence firms' innovation. The longitudinal patent data of 26 worldwide major LCD manufacturers from 1980 to 2001 is collected and used for the study. Controlling for patent counts and citation age, the study provides two evidences for the knowledge search attention and innovation performance in the liquid crystal display industry. First, firms with leveraging attention when search knowledge will be negatively related to domain impact and overall impact. Second, firms with supplementary attention when search knowledge will be positively related to overall impact.
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