Showing 1 - 10 of 46
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011718131
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011751880
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005296745
Economists and strategic management theorists interested in sustained competitive advantage often examine firms' management of knowledge. Somewhat surprisingly, the interaction between knowledge creation and knowledge capture practices has received little attention. Using survey data from nearly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005024405
One component of the duration of pending patents - why applicants choose to delay the examination process - is modelled. We use a matched sample of 9597 patent applications to examine this issue. Controlling for differences between patent offices, we find evidence that applicants create...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005257752
In this paper, we estimate the extent of misclassification in patent examination decisions between the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Japanese Patent Office (JPO), that is, applications that are incorrectly refused a patent or incorrectly granted a patent. Using a proxy for inventive step...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009352350
This paper estimates the effect of a patent grant on the likelihood that an invention will progress to different commercialization stages, using survey data on 3,162 inventions that were the subject of a patent application. We find that about 40 percent of all inventions advanced to the point of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360247
Although many companies compete through the development of new technologies and products, it is well known that innovation is inherently risky and therefore may increase the ex ante likelihood of both exceptional company performance and bankruptcy. However, existing empirical studies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008489353
In this paper, we focus on the effects of macroeconomic conditions on commercialisation. Using survey data on the activities of Australian inventors who attempted to commercialise 3,736 inventions over the period 1986--2005, we find evidence that macroeconomic conditions have a pro-cyclical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009148203
type="main" xml:id="ecor12093-abs-0001" <p>Survey data from over 3,000 academic scientists show that nearly half of these scientists report that their choice of research projects has been affected (to some degree) by the presence of third-party patents. Our evidence suggests that the operation of...</p>
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011033821