This book explores factors which impact the viability and growth of business enterprises. In particular, the role of entrepreneurship, organizational learning, and business strategy - including licensing strategy - are considered in some detail. It presents fundamental thinking about business...

We investigate the implications for patent-related public policy arising out of products that incorporate large numbers of inventions. Inventions may be combined in such multi-invention products using three alternative organizational modes - viz., licensing of inventions, trade in components...

We examine various conceptual issues raised by the “patent wars” that have occurred in recent years in telecommunications. We conclude that “patent wars” are the natural consequence of the multi-invention nature and massive growth of the industry and the probabilistic and...