In search of a useful theory of the productive potential of intellectual property rights

Research Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-28

  Andersen, Birgitte ^a,b   Konzelmann, Sue ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b British Institute of Technology & E commerce   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflict; Governance; Intellectual property rights; Productive systems; Value creation and distribution

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; VALUE ENGINEERING;

CONFLICTS; GOVERNANCE; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; PRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS; VALUE CREATION;

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY;

EID: 38049033436     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2007.02.024     Document Type: Article

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