Innovative firms use patents to signal the quality of their R&D teams in evaluation processes
affected by asymmetric information. Examples of these processes occur when applying for …

Previous results show that gender diversity increases the probability that firms invest in R&D
and engage in innovation. This paper explores the relationship between gender diversity of …

This paper studies the relationship between gender and occupational diversity in R&D
teams and their capacity to generate patents. It is based on an extensive sample of 4,085 …

The aim of this paper is to explore the collaboration of female inventors, how it affects their
innovation production and whether it influences their innovation impact. Empirical …

Much work has been done about the quality of patents as a tool to improve economic
growth. However, investigations concerning the analysis of women's participation in …

This article examines the gender gap in patenting activities and the predominance of male
innovators among outstanding inventors, so-called 'stars'. In particular, we investigate …

The lack of gender diversity remains an unsolved issue in firms' R&D teams. However,
gender diversity influences strategic human and social capital and has been shown to be …

The frequent lack of analytical work in the field of patent statistics is manifested in the
insufficient use of one of the most important attributes of patent descriptions–information …

Based on the patent data from China National Intellectual Property Administration, we
attempt to examine the effect of gender diversity in inventor teams on patent quality. We …

Women involvement in Spanish patent applications at the Spanish Patent Office during the
period 1990-2005 is analysed. Female inventors were present in 16% of the patents …