IP Archetypes and Demographics

Lars Alkaersig, Karin Beukel and Toke Reichstein ()
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Lars Alkaersig: Technical University of Denmark
Karin Beukel: University of Copenhagen

Chapter 9 in Intellectual Property Rights Management, 2015, pp 155-175 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This chapter maps similarities in IP practice between firms sharing particular demographic dimensions. We explain, theoretically, how IP practices may overlap among a defined set of organizations. Specifically, we emphasize four mechanisms: isomorphism; heritage of practices; market selection; and resource constraints. These mechanisms operate globally and shape general practice. However, they may also impact the choices made with respect to IP management causing overlap in, for instance, practices across firms within the same geographical area, in the same industry, or of the same size. The chapter also puts forward empirical investigations which suggest that these four mechanisms do indeed operate in numerous dimensions, putting a upper limit on the observed variation in IP practices in a specified set of organizations. In comparing the four IP archetypes with respect to size and composition of employees, we find that IP Strategists and IP Strategic Dealers in general employ a relatively higher number of managers, engineers and scientists with a PhD. These firms tend to be both larger and younger when compared to IP Rookies and IP Dealers.

Keywords: Intellectual Property; Small Firm; Large Firm; Competitive Pressure; Market Selection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137469533_9

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