The Transnational Field of Technology Innovation and The Relational Strategic Actions

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to analyze the influence of new technologies on the relational structure of the automotive field. We are using a Strong Connected Component (SCC) as a proxy for an action field. This is a simulation based on the data extracted from 7,211 tetrahedral patents – which is simultaneously valid with China, US, Europe and Japan. We have adopted a descriptive form of strategic action in a field modeled as a network. From this network we present the data in panels to identify the structural changes of the groups and the nodal metric of the betweenness. We also perform semantic analysis to simulate the pattern of the actors' choices about technological concepts and present the data in panels that identify the pattern of technological choices before and after Google's entry. The relational structures analyzed in this research showed that the formation of hierarchical groups in SCC shows the strategic action of automakers in stabilizing the field of technological innovation. We found evidence of relational action as a way of framing the action of competitors and their choices. We identified a marginal participation of the actors of Information Technology and Communications (ICT), and that the innovation of this field is mainly architectural.

Keywords

• redes
• campos
• sistemas de inovação
• carro autônomo
• tecnologia da informação