TRANSFER AND LICENSING OF KNOW-HOW AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, THE

The international transfer of technology is one of the most important features of the global economy. However, the literature on it is sparse. This book encapsulates the author's contributions to this field over the last three decades and provides insights into the manner, mechanisms, and cost of te [...]
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The international transfer of technology is one of the most important features of the global economy. However, the literature on it is sparse. This book encapsulates the author's contributions to this field over the last three decades and provides insights into the manner, mechanisms, and cost of technology transfer across national boundaries and the implications for (the theory of) the international firm.Contents:International Technology Transfer:Technology Transfer by Multinational Firms: The Resource Cost of Transferring Technological Know-HowThe Market for Know-How and the Efficient International Transfer of TechnologyLicensing and Cross Licensing:Profiting from Technological Innovation: Implications for Integration, Collaboration, Licensing and Public PolicyRoyalties, Evolving Patent Rights, and the Value of InnovationA Primer on Trademarks and Trademark ValuationOrganizing Research and Development:Firm Organization, Industrial Structure, and Technological InnovationInter-organizational Requirements of the Innovation ProcessOrganizing for Innovation: When is Virtual Virtuous?The Multinational Enterprise:Technology Transfer and R&D Activities of Multinational Firms: Some Theory and EvidenceThe Multinational Enterprise: Market Failure and Market Power ConsiderationsMultinational Enterprise, Internal Governance, and Industrial Organizationand other papersReadership: Graduate students and academics in international business; licensing executives, policy makers and government officials.