The evolution of the intellectual property management strategy of an emerging multinational: Learning the purpose of patenting and scientific publications

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 118-131

  Bromfield, Tracy ^a   Barnard, Helena ^b  

^a SASOL TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Intellectual property management; Managing innovation in emerging economies; Scientific publications; South Africa; Technology accumulation patents

Indexed keywords

EMERGING ECONOMIES; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT; MANAGING INNOVATION; SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS; SOUTH AFRICA; TECHNOLOGY ACCUMULATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INNOVATION; INTERNATIONAL LAW; MANAGEMENT; PUBLISHING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 76349114722     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2009.2025493     Document Type: Article

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