How does firm size affect technology licensing? Empirical evidence from China
作者:Li, M(Li, Ming);Chen, XD(Chen, Xiangdong);Zhang, GP(Zhang, Gupeng)
SCIENTOMETRICS
DOI:10.1007/s11192-017-2451-6
出版年:SEP 2017
Technology licensing is viewed as the key factor for activating the sleeping patents. This study re-examines the relationship between the firm size and its technology licensing activity. The empirical results show that there is a U-shaped relationship between the firm size and technology licensing. However, this U-shaped relationship appears only in the markets with high competition, which confirms a moderate role of the technology competition in the relationship between the firm size and technology licensing. Chinese firms lag behind developed countries in terms of the licensing strategies. e.g., Chinese firms have fewer patents that are cross licensed. China's export-oriented firms show relatively more positive licensing propensity, where large, small and medium sized firms do not show essentially different willingness to license out their patents compared with non export-oriented firms. China's state owned firms are less likely to license out their patents compared with that of private firms. Policy implications are presented at the end of this study.
SPRINGER, VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS
研究方向:Computer Science; Information Science & Library Science
Web of Science 类别:Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Information Science & Library Science
