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Intellectual property rights and the governance of international R&D partnerships

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  • John Hagedoorn

    (MERIT and Department of Organization and Strategy, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Maastricht University, The Netherlands)

  • Danielle Cloodt

    (MERIT and Department of Organization and Strategy, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Maastricht University, The Netherlands)

  • Hans van Kranenburg

    (MERIT and Department of Organization and Strategy, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Maastricht University, The Netherlands)

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This paper studies the degree to which country differences in intellectual property rights protection affect the choice of companies for a particular mode of international inter-firm R&D partnering. It focuses on the preference of companies for either an equity joint venture or a contractual partnership. We find that international differences in intellectual property rights protection are a significant factor: with less secure protection, firms choose R&D joint ventures rather than contractual partnerships. The level of technological change in industries has an inverse effect on the preference for international R&D joint ventures. Journal of International Business Studies (2005) 36, 175–186. doi:10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400122

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  • John Hagedoorn & Danielle Cloodt & Hans van Kranenburg, 2005. "Intellectual property rights and the governance of international R&D partnerships," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 36(2), pages 175-186, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:jintbs:v:36:y:2005:i:2:p:175-186
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