Appropriability mechanisms for manufacturing and service firms: the contingencies of openness and knowledge intensity

Volume: 50, Issue: 5, Pages: 551 - 572
Published: May 12, 2020
Abstract
Conventional wisdom argues that appropriating returns from innovation requires protection mechanisms. However, there will be limits to the effectiveness of formal and informal appropriability mechanisms for innovation performance. Their effectiveness will be contingent on the nature of the knowledge that firms are trying to protect and the openness of their innovation strategy (sharing knowledge while attempting to protect knowledge is known as...
Paper Details
Title
Appropriability mechanisms for manufacturing and service firms: the contingencies of openness and knowledge intensity
Published Date
May 12, 2020
Volume
50
Issue
5
Pages
551 - 572
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