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Research profiling for ‘standardization and innovation’

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This paper addresses the profiling of research papers on ‘standardization and innovation’—exploring major topics and arguments in this field. Drawing on 528 papers retrieved from the database, Web of Science, we employed trend, factor, and clustering analyses to demonstrate that the standardization and innovation research has continuously grown from publication of 13 papers in 1995 to 68 papers in 2008; the majority of these papers have been published in the six subject group domains of management, economics, environment, chemistry, computer science, and telecommunications. Technology innovation management specialty journals are the most central sources favorable for these themes. We also present an exploratory taxonomy that offers nine topical clusters to demonstrate the contextual structures of standardization and innovation. The implications of our results for ongoing consistent policy and future research into standardization and innovation are discussed.

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  1. The coverage years for this research are restricted by the subscription period of the author’s affiliation, Sungkyunkwan University.

  2. CAGR = (end value ÷ beginning value)1 ÷ (number of years) – 1 = (203 ÷ 70)1 ÷ (9) – 1 = 12.6%.

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This work was partially supported by Mid-career Researcher Program through NRF grant funded by the MEST (no. 2008-0058459).

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  1. Standards and Quality Division, Korean Standards Association, 701-7 Yeoksam-Dong, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, 135-513, Korea

    Dong Geun Choi

  2. Department of Management of Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Cheoncheon-Dong, Jangan-Gu, Suwon, Gyeongi-Do, 440-746, Korea

    Heesang Lee

  3. School of Management, Jeonju University, Hyoja-Dong, Jeonju, 560-759, Korea

    Tae-kyung Sung

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Choi, D.G., Lee, H. & Sung, Tk. Research profiling for ‘standardization and innovation’. Scientometrics 88, 259–278 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-011-0344-7

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