The role of contracts and intellectual property rights in open innovation

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1050-1067

  Hagedoorn, John ^a,b   Zobel, Ann Kristin ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

contracts; intellectual property rights; open innovation

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; INNOVATION; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84940956726     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: 14653990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537325.2015.1056134     Document Type: Article

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