Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Intellectual property management and patent propensity in Chinese small firms. |
| Authors: |
Xibao Li1, Hao Ni1,2 |
| Source: |
Innovation: Management, Policy & Practice. Mar2012, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p43-58. 16p. 4 Charts. |
| Subject Terms: |
*Intellectual property, *Technological innovations, *Research & development, *Research parks, *Small business, Surveys |
| Geographic Terms: |
China |
| Abstract: |
Based on a survey of local firms in Zhongguancun Science Park in Beijing, China, this paper examines the impact of intellectual property management practices on the patent propensity of small firms. With a particular focus on two aspects of intellectual property management, we find that R&D personnel-related management practices, such as training and rewarding mechanism, are more effective in enhancing a firm's willingness to patent and encouraging the patenting behavior within the firm. Monitoring the R&D process in intellectual property right (IPR) management, such as proposal and outcome evaluation, is less influential in fostering manufacturing firms to patent. One implication emerged from the analysis is that a firm can speed up or intensify its generation of IPR assets by introducing well-developed management practices, even without reorienting its intellectual property strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Business Source Complete |
