Variables under investigation
| Variable | Player | Investigated area | Level of analysis | Use in regression models | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OEMcomp | OEM | Component | General | Independent | Number of OEM’s patents filed from t − 5 to t including component-related keywords |
| OEMcomp,smart | OEM | Component | Specific | Independent | Number of OEM’s patents filed from t − 5 to t including both component-related and smartphone-related keywords |
| OEMfocal | OEM | Component | General | Independent | Ratio of OEMcomp on STOCK |
| OEMspec | OEM | Component | Specific | Independent | Ratio of OEMcomp, smart on OEMcomp |
| SUPPLIERcomp | MS | Component | General | Independent | Number of MS’s patents filed from t − 5 to t including component-related keywords |
| SUPPLIERcomp,smart | MS | Component | Specific | Independent | Number of MS’s patents filed from t − 5 to t including both component-related and smartphone-related keywords |
| SUPPLIERfocal | MS | Component | General | Independent | Ratio of SUPPLIERcomp on the MS’s patent portfolio |
| SUPPLIERspec | MS | Component | Specific | Independent | Ratio of SUPPLIERcomp,smart on SUPPLIERcomp |
| Dummies | MS | Component | Control for component | Value 1 if the statistical unit is related to the focal component and 0 otherwise | |
| STOCK | OEM | Firm | General | Control for firm | Total number of OEM’s patents filed from t − 5 to t |
| OEMsmart | OEM | End product | Specific | Control for firm | Number of OEM’s patents filed from t − 5 to t including smartphone-related keywords |
| OEM%smart | OEM | End product | Specific | Control for firm | Ratio of OEMsmart on STOCK |
| %Market_share | OEM | Firm | Control for firm | Market share reached in the quarter preceding the launch date of the smartphone | |
| Total_score | OEM | End product | Dependent | Market satisfaction collected from alaTest.com |
| Variable | Player | Investigated | Level of | Use in regression | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OEMcomp | OEM | Component | General | Independent | Number of OEM’s patents filed from |
| OEMcomp,smart | OEM | Component | Specific | Independent | Number of OEM’s patents filed from |
| OEMfocal | OEM | Component | General | Independent | Ratio of OEMcomp on STOCK |
| OEMspec | OEM | Component | Specific | Independent | Ratio of OEMcomp, smart on OEMcomp |
| SUPPLIERcomp | MS | Component | General | Independent | Number of MS’s patents filed from |
| SUPPLIERcomp,smart | MS | Component | Specific | Independent | Number of MS’s patents filed from |
| SUPPLIERfocal | MS | Component | General | Independent | Ratio of SUPPLIERcomp on the MS’s patent portfolio |
| SUPPLIERspec | MS | Component | Specific | Independent | Ratio of SUPPLIERcomp,smart on SUPPLIERcomp |
| Dummies | MS | Component | Control for component | Value 1 if the statistical unit is related to the focal component and 0 otherwise | |
| STOCK | OEM | Firm | General | Control for firm | Total number of OEM’s patents filed from |
| OEMsmart | OEM | End product | Specific | Control for firm | Number of OEM’s patents filed from |
| OEM%smart | OEM | End product | Specific | Control for firm | Ratio of OEMsmart on STOCK |
| %Market_share | OEM | Firm | Control for firm | Market share reached in the quarter preceding the launch date of the smartphone | |
| Total_score | OEM | End product | Dependent | Market satisfaction collected from alaTest.com |