Learning-by-licensing: How chinese firms benefit from licensing-in technologies

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 46-58

  Wang, Yuandi ^a,b   Roijakkers, Nadine ^c   Vanhaverbeke, Wim ^c,d,e  

^a Sichuan University   (China)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Belgium)

^e ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

China; foreign technology licensing; license portfolio; patent; product diversification; technological learning; technology licensing; technology newness

Indexed keywords

CHINA; FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY; LICENSE PORTFOLIO; PATENT; PRODUCT DIVERSIFICATION; TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING; TECHNOLOGY LICENSING;

INDUSTRY; TECHNOLOGY;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 84872606521     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2012.2205578     Document Type: Article

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