Hierarchical Segmentation of R&D Process and Intellectual Property Protection: Evidence From Multinational R&D Laboratories in China

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-21

  Quan, Xiaohong ^a   Chesbrough, Henry ^b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

China; hierarchical segmentation; intellectual property (IP) protection; modularity; multinational corporation (MNC); R D globalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008538387     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: 15580040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2009.2033043     Document Type: Article

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