Contracting over the disclosure of scientific knowledge: Intellectual property and academic publication
| Autor: | Scott Stern, Joshua S. Gans, Fiona Murray |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Sloan School of Management |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Open science
Sociology of scientific knowledge business.industry Strategy and Management 05 social sciences Accounting ComputingMilieux_LEGALASPECTSOFCOMPUTING Management Science and Operations Research Intellectual property Competitive advantage jel:M55 Empirical research Management of Technology and Innovation jel:O34 0502 economics and business Secrecy Strategic interaction Openness to experience jel:O32 ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDSOCIETY Business 050207 economics 050203 business & management |
| Zdroj: | SSRN |
| Popis: | This paper provides a theoretical investigation of the tension over knowledge disclosure between firms and their scientific employees. While empirical research suggests that scientists exhibit a “taste for science,” such open disclosures can limit a firm's competitive advantage or ability to profitably commercialize their innovations. To explore how this tension is resolved we focus on the strategic interaction between researchers and firms bargaining over whether (and how) knowledge will be disclosed. We evaluate four disclosure strategies: secrecy, patenting, open science (scientific publication) and patent-paper pairs providing insights into the determinants of the disclosure strategy of a firm. We find that patents and publications can be complementary instruments facilitating the disclosure of knowledge-providing predictions as to when stronger IP protection regimes might drive openness by firms. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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