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Anti-piracy effectiveness and managerial confidence: Insights from multinationals in China

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  • Yang, Deli
  • Fryxell, Gerald E.
  • Sie, Agnes K.Y.

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This paper examines the perceptions of the multinationals on the effectiveness of anti-piracy strategies and the interactions of managerial confidence in the intellectual property system in China on such effectiveness. The authors propose an anti-piracy model. Using data from 128 multinationals, the preliminary test demonstrates that anti-piracy strategies have a powerful effect on curtailing piracy explaining over 51% of the variations in the anti-piracy success. The level of managers' confidence in the intellectual property system in China strongly impacts on the relationship with anti-piracy strategies.

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  • Yang, Deli & Fryxell, Gerald E. & Sie, Agnes K.Y., 2008. "Anti-piracy effectiveness and managerial confidence: Insights from multinationals in China," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 43(3), pages 321-339, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:worbus:v:43:y:2008:i:3:p:321-339
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