Educational backgrounds in inventor teams : the role of complementarities between academic and  vocational education in team performance

Bruestle, Bastian Silvester [Verfasser]; Lehnert, Patrick [Verfasser]; Buunk, Erik [Verfasser]; Backes-Gellner, Uschi [Verfasser]; Harhoff, Dietmar [Verfasser]

Educational backgrounds in inventor teams : the role of complementarities between academic and vocational education in team performance

bibb.id	784229
dc.contributor.author	Bruestle, Bastian Silvester [Verfasser]	de
dc.contributor.author	Lehnert, Patrick [Verfasser]	de
dc.contributor.author	Buunk, Erik [Verfasser]	de
dc.contributor.author	Backes-Gellner, Uschi [Verfasser]	de
dc.contributor.author	Harhoff, Dietmar [Verfasser]	de
dc.contributor.other	Swiss Leading House [Herausgebendes Organ]	de
dc.date.accessioned	2025-12-09T11:21:05Z
dc.date.available	2025-12-09T11:21:05Z
dc.date.issued	2025
dc.description.abstract	“This paper analyzes whether inventor teams composed of members with diverse educational backgrounds, both academic and vocational, exhibit higher performance than teams with the same educational backgrounds. To exploit the different educational backgrounds among patent inventors in Switzerland, we construct a unique dataset of 35,486 inventors. This dataset links individual patenting activities from European Patent Office data from 1980-2021, with detailed biographical information obtained from LinkedIn. Using a supermodularity framework to assess complementarity, we find that inventor teams composed of members with academic and vocational backgrounds (as opposed to members with the same background) achieve higher team performance, measured by the quality of their jointly filed patents. This complementarity is even stronger in teams with at least one team member from a University of Applied Sciences. Further analysis reveals heterogeneous effects across technological fields. Overall, our findings show the importance of strategically combining different educational backgrounds in inventor teams, thereby highlighting the value of maintaining a balanced educational landscape.“ (authors’ abstract; BIBB-Doku)	de
dc.description.statementofresponsibility	Bastian Silvester Bruestle & Patrick Lehnert & Erik Buunk & Uschi Backes-Gellner & Dietmar Harhoff	de
dc.format.extent	1 Online-Ressource (34 Seiten)	de
dc.format.illustration	Illustrationen	de
dc.format.medium	Buch	de
dc.format.medium	Elektronische Ressource	de
dc.identifier.uri	https://bibb-dspace.bibb.de/jspui/handle/BIBB/784229
dc.language.iso	en	de
dc.rdacarrier.code	cr	de
dc.rdacarrier.source	rdacontent	de
dc.rdacarrier.term	Online-Ressource	de
dc.rdacontent.code	txt	de
dc.rdacontent.source	rdacontent	de
dc.rdacontent.term	Text	de
dc.rdamedia.code	c	de
dc.rdamedia.source	rdacontent	de
dc.rdamedia.term	Computermedien	de
dc.relation.ispartof	Leading House working paper ; 248
dc.source.uri	https://repec.business.uzh.ch/RePEc/iso/leadinghouse/0248_lhwpaper.pdf (Volltext)	de
dc.subject.classification	G 1.2.3.1 Potenziale	de
dc.subject.ddc	370	de
dc.subject.other	Erfindung	de
dc.subject.other	Patente	de
dc.subject.other	Team	de
dc.subject.other	Teamfähigkeit	de
dc.subject.other	Teamarbeit	de
dc.subject.other	Heterogenität	de
dc.subject.other	Bildungsabschluss	de
dc.subject.other	Qualifikationsniveau	de
dc.subject.other	Akademiker	de
dc.subject.other	Fachkräfte	de
dc.subject.other	Schweiz	de
dc.title	Educational backgrounds in inventor teams : the role of complementarities between academic and vocational education in team performance	de

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