The perceived security of patenting

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (11) ◽  
pp. 13-15

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the papers in context. Findings Do patents hinder open innovation and collaboration? The protective and secretive nature of the patent would suggest that it does. After all, if a company wants to hide or protect a product then, surely, they are unwilling to work with others? Holgersson and Granstrand (2017) look at the role of patents and the motives behind their applications to see if open innovation is being hindered. Ultimately, it seems, patents may stifle innovation to some degree, but the security that they provide actually encourages firms to collaborate with others. By removing the fear of intellectual theft or loss of revenue, patents free-up innovators to work with others to enlarge the market they have just created. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Caputo

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – This is a story on how a corporate negotiation can be the turning point for survival. This case study is unusual in the business arena, as it is based on the role of external parties for the success of a strategic negotiation between corporations. It shows how an agreement was fundamental from a management/operational perspective, but impossible from a shareholder perspective. Yet, only thanks to the intervention of external parties that a successful agreement lead to the survival of the corporation. Practical implications – This paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value – This briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.


2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 5-6

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings A study of two innovative workplace programs for workers with intellectual disabilities (WWIDs) in Australia revealed their positive influence. The study has a number of practical implications. The first is that HR departments can play a significant role in developing innovative projects that help WWIDs to settle down in a company. Ideally, the programs help them to move from feeling like “outsiders” to being “insiders,” who understand the working environment and feel closer to their colleagues. The best moment for such innovative programs is right at the start of employment. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.


2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-3

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Organizations looking to gain competitive advantage should look towards open innovation and engaging with the network of organizations within the ecosystem marketplace where they operate. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.


2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 16-18

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – Say what you like about IKEA, it attracts far more than its fair share of publicity – some of it self-generated, some of it triggered by customers, some of it part of comedians' stand-up routines, and most of it welcomed by a company which has, despite being the world's largest furniture retailer, even bigger ambitions Practical implications – The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to digest format.


2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 25-27
Author(s):  
Simon Linacre

Purpose Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings What is cynicism? To the manager, it is a cancerous, evil flow of negativity that stops employees from getting on with the job they are paid to do; it is the holding back of a company on the rise; it is the contamination of enthusiastic, young employees with so-called wise words from more experienced members of staff. In short, it is nothing less than the almost willful sabotage of all the good things a company tries to do. Practical Implications Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.


2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 12-14

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – The role of a critic is perhaps one of the most overlooked and misunderstood positions in public life, and by extension so is that of critical perspectives. In film or books, the role of a critic is to contextualize, educate and review artistic endeavor; however, ultimately it is the “thumbs up or thumbs down” judgment that gets the coverage and engages with an audience. Practical implications – The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.


2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 10-12

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and to pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds his own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – Classical management ideals have a strong masculine character. Open innovation would appear to offer opportunities to overcome this mentality. However, a case study from within the motor industry suggests that masculine “discourses” tend to be reproduced rather than challenged by open innovation. Practical implications – The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers’ hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and an easy-to-digest format.


2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 25-27

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Putting strategy into action in manufacturing benefits from detailed planning but also needs effective communication strategies. The role of middle management is crucial. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.


2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 22-24

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Companies can add considerable value by engaging in different forms of open innovation. Focusing on factors that most impact on this approach enables successful implementation of the strategy to improve performance and maximize returns to shareholders. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.


2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 16-18

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings The study provides insights on how SMEs develop open innovation relationships with both industry and research customers by building trust through various mechanisms. Motivated by the potential benefits of open innovation in strengthening the firms’ technological edge, the SME managers proactively and strategically developed and managed their open innovation relationships. The results proved that large customers contributed greatly to the SMEs’ innovation processes both directly and indirectly. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists, and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.


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