| Author: | Ernst, H. Vitt, J. |
| Title: | The influence of corporate acquisitions on the behaviour of key inventors |
| Journal: | R. and D. Management
2000 : APR, VOL. 30:2, p. 105-119 |
| Index terms: | Inventions Mergers Patents Performance appraisal |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The behaviour of key inventors after the acquisition of their company is examined. Key inventors are identified on the basis of their patenting output. They account for a large number of their company's high-quality patents. The analysis of 43 acquistions shows that key inventors leave to a substantial extent their company or they significally reduce their patenting performance after the acquisition. |
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