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International diffusion of embodied and disembodied technology: A network analysis approach
Authors:Hsin-Yu Shih [Author Vitae]  Tung-Lung Steven Chang [Author Vitae]
Affiliation:a Department of International Business Studies, National Chi Nan University, Puli, Taiwan
b Department of Marketing and International Business, Long Island University, C. W. Post, Brookville, NY, USA
Abstract:This study proposes a quantitative method for investigating the structure of international technology diffusion. By using network analysis, this study defines the structural configuration of each country within the international diffusion network by measuring its degree, closeness, and betweenness centralities. In addition, this study distinguishes between embodied technology diffusion, measured by multilateral trade, and disembodied technology diffusion, measured by patent citations, in individual countries. This study empirically tests a sample data set of international technology diffusion taken from 48 countries. The empirical results show that the structural configuration of countries exhibits similar patterns in both embodied and disembodied diffusion networks. Significant global stratification patterns exist in the capability of national international technology exportation and brokerage advantages. Moreover, this study distinguishes four blocks of countries that play different roles in international technology diffusion: the leading countries provide a source of technological knowledge; an intermediate group diffuses the knowledge acquired from the source; a third group is in the process of initiating the export of technological knowledge; and a final group of countries absorbs technological knowledge without reciprocal exportation. Finally, this study identifies two types of catch-up strategies that newly industrialized or developing countries can use to move up the international technology stratification.
Keywords:International technology diffusion   Network analysis   Embodied technology   Disembodied technology   International trade   Patent citation
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