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Author: | Agarwal, R. Ganco, M. Ziedonis, R.H. |
Title: | Reputations for toughness in patent enforcement: implications for knowledge spillovers via inventor mobility |
Journal: | Strategic Management Journal
2009 : DEC, VOL. 30:13, p. 1349-1374 |
Index terms: | USA semiconductor industry employees innovation patents |
Freeterms: | knowledge spillovers |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | An important channel for knowledge spillovers within industries is 'job hopping' by engineers and scientists. This study explores the efficacy of corporate reputations for toughness in patent enforcement (hereafter as: p-e). Using data on p-e. activity, intra-industry inventor mobility, and patent citations in the U.S. semiconductor industry, it is found that a firm's litigiousness significantly reduces spillovers otherwise anticipated from departures of employee inventors, especially when the hiring organizations are entrepreneurial ventures. Surprisingly, the deterrent effects of p-e. are similar in magnitude for Californian firms and firms headquartered in other U.S. states. |
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