Some like it free: Innovators' Strategic use of Disclosure to slow down Competition

Why do some innovators freely reveal their intellectual property? This empirical puzzle has been a focal point of debate in the R&D literature. We show that innovators may share proprietary technology with rivals for free—even if it does not directly benefit them—to slow down competition. By dis...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Strategic management journal 2012-07, Vol.33 (7), p.773-793
Hauptverfasser:	Pacheco-de-Almeida, Gonçalo, Zemsky, Peter B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Business administration Business innovation Competitive advantage Cost functions Disclosure domain_shs.gestion.strat Economic competition Emerging technology firm spillovers Humanities and Social Sciences Innovation Innovation diffusion innovation dynamics Intellectual property Knowledge Management science Market strategy Marketing Profit R&D R&D and technology Research & development Research and development Spillovers Studies Sustainable development Technological change Technological innovation Technology time compression diseconomies timing games
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