The role of software patents in sustaining IT-enabled competitive advantage: A call for research

Journal of Strategic Information Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 59-82

  Mykytyn, Kathleen ^a   Mykytyn Jr , Peter P ^b   Bordoloi, Bijoy ^c   McKinney, Vicki ^d   Bandyopadhyay, Kakoli ^e  

^a Apt A ^*  (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^e LAMAR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer software patents; Legal issues and information systems; Sustained competitive advantage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867938504     PISSN: 09638687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-8687(01)00057-9     Document Type: Article

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