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- Agostini, Lara, et al.
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Patent management: The prominent role of strategy and organization
- 2023
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Ingår i: European Journal of Innovation Management. - 1460-1060. ; 26:4, s. 1054-1070
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of this article is twofold; to verify the existence of different profiles of firms based on the level of sophistication of their patent management core processes, and to test the impact of the interplay between two patent management supporting dimensions, namely patent strategy and organization for patenting, on the level of sophistication of patent management core processes. The method consists of a survey study, collecting data from a set of European patent management professionals. This data is analyzed with factor analysis, cluster analysis, and regression analysis to test a number of hypotheses. The results show that patent strategy positively and significantly impacts patent management sophistication, and that the patent organization positively moderates this relationship. In other words, a patent strategy, supported by a well-developed patent organization and culture, will positively influence the processes of managing a firm’s patent portfolio. This study is, to our knowledge, the first one to provide quantitative evidence that supports the notion that it is important to take a strategic and organizational perspective of patent management.
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- Agostini, Lara, et al.
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What is Patent Management? The Purification and Validation of an Integrated Measurement Scale
- 2024
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Ingår i: IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. - 0018-9391 .- 1558-0040. ; 71, s. 913-927
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Academics and practitioners have since decades been interested in the organizational and managerial aspects of patent management. However, little attention has been devoted to validating and testing a measurement scale of patent management. With this background, the current article aims to empirically assess the factor structure of a patent management measurement scale, purify the scale, and validate it. The methodology follows the widely recognized procedure for scale validation and focuses on two steps: scale purification through an exploratory factor analysis on survey data and scale finalization through a confirmatory factor analysis performed on another set of data. The article yields that patent management has five core processes, namely generation, freedom to operate, portfolio management, exploitation and enforcement, and intelligence, as well as two supporting dimensions, namely strategy and organization for patenting. For each of these core processes and supporting dimensions, we outline the formative subconstructs as well as how these subconstructs are reflected in observable and measurable items. With the validity analysis, we show the significant impact of patent management on radical innovation performance.
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- Nosella, Anna, et al.
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The patent management process: an exploratory factor analysis
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Purpose - Academics and practitioners have been interested in the organizational and managerial aspects of patent management. However, less attention has been devoted to developing a measurement scale of it. Considering this, the current article proposes a holistic measurement framework for firm level patent management and empirically assesses the underlying factor structure. Methodology -This article followed three steps: the first two steps include specifying the domain of constructs and generation of measurement items through a review of existing literature and interviews with experts. In the third step, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was used to purify the scale. Findings - The study yields that patent management has five core dimensions, namely generation, freedom to operate, portfolio management, exploitation & enforcement, and intelligence, and two supporting dimensions, namely strategy and organization of patent management. A framework with patent management constructs and their measurement items was developed for each dimension. Then, using EFA the measurement items were purified, and the underlying factor structure identified. Practical implications - From a theoretical standpoint, researchers can use the framework to analyze the dynamics of patent management in different industries or they can use the scales to test hypotheses about the relationship between dimensions of patent management and firm performance. In addition, managers can use this framework as a management assessment tool to understand the level of sophistication of their patent management and compare themselves with other firms in the industry to evaluate the technological and competitive position. Moreover, the measurement of the current level of patent management can be used as a basis for managers and entrepreneurs to adopt a proactive attitude towards patent management.
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