Knowledge transfer in open innovation through licensing: evidence of Chinese firms

Cécile Ayerbe (), Liliana Mitkova (), Die Hu and Yuandi Wang
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Cécile Ayerbe: GREDEG - Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Economie et Gestion - UNS - Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UniCA - Université Côte d'Azur
Liliana Mitkova: LITEM - Laboratoire en Innovation, Technologies, Economie et Management (EA 7363) - UEVE - Université d'Évry-Val-d'Essonne - Université Paris-Saclay - IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris], UEVE - Université d'Évry-Val-d'Essonne
Die Hu: Fuzhou University [Fuzhou]
Yuandi Wang: SCU - Sichuan University [Chengdu]

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Abstract: This article aims at analysing technological knowledge transfer through the implementation of open innovation (OI) in China thanks to patent licensing. It addresses the following question: What are the open processes based on patent licensing used by Chinese firms to share their knowledge? Knowledge sharing is investigated through three recognised processes: out-licensing, in-licensing and coupled ones. While previous studies have enriched our understanding of a specific openness process (mostly in-licensing), they give the limited empirical evidence of these three processes. Our research extends these studies by outlining the deployment of the three processes by Chinese firms. It contributes to a comprehensive approach of knowledge sharing by shedding light on their relationships.

Keywords: Chinese firms; Coupled process; In-licensing; Knowledge transfer; Licensing; Open innovation; Out-licensing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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Published in International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies, 2022, 13 (3), pp.311-340. ⟨10.1504/IJKMS.2022.123737⟩

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DOI: 10.1504/IJKMS.2022.123737

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