In this chapter a typology is presented that typically describes strategic patent management practices in four development categories. The underlying framework integrates patent functions with strategic planning attitudes. Policy makers can apply it to survey the actual use of patents in order...

Our focus is on the agenda-setting of a purchasing cooperative aiming to have their members consider the adoption of a new logistics information system based on RFID. Adding "technology trust", we used the UTAUT model to determine the adoption intention of associated book retailers. Using...

National governments are often confronted with the questions whether generic policy instruments are sufficient to support technology development and innovation and what justifies the introduction of instruments that focus on one specific technology. This article investigates the relationship...