Table 3

Variables under investigation

VariablePlayerInvestigated
area
Level of
analysis
Use in regression
models
Definition
OEMcompOEMComponentGeneralIndependentNumber of OEM’s patents filed from t − 5 to t including component-related keywords
OEMcomp,smartOEMComponentSpecificIndependentNumber of OEM’s patents filed from t − 5 to t including both component-related and smartphone-related keywords
OEMfocalOEMComponentGeneralIndependentRatio of OEMcomp on STOCK
OEMspecOEMComponentSpecificIndependentRatio of OEMcomp, smart on OEMcomp
SUPPLIERcompMSComponentGeneralIndependentNumber of MS’s patents filed from t − 5 to t including component-related keywords
SUPPLIERcomp,smartMSComponentSpecificIndependentNumber of MS’s patents filed from t − 5 to t including both component-related and smartphone-related keywords
SUPPLIERfocalMSComponentGeneralIndependentRatio of SUPPLIERcomp on the MS’s patent portfolio
SUPPLIERspecMSComponentSpecificIndependentRatio of SUPPLIERcomp,smart on SUPPLIERcomp
DummiesMSComponent Control for componentValue 1 if the statistical unit is related to the focal component and 0 otherwise
STOCKOEMFirmGeneralControl for firmTotal number of OEM’s patents filed from t − 5 to t
OEMsmartOEMEnd productSpecificControl for firmNumber of OEM’s patents filed from t − 5 to t including smartphone-related keywords
OEM%smartOEMEnd productSpecificControl for firmRatio of OEMsmart on STOCK
%Market_shareOEMFirm Control for firmMarket share reached in the quarter preceding the launch date of the smartphone
Total_scoreOEMEnd product DependentMarket satisfaction collected from alaTest.com

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