Institutional regime shift in intellectual property rights and innovation strategies of firms in China

• Main Authors: HUANG, Kenneth Guang-Lih, GENG, Xuesong, WANG, Heli
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: intellectual property rights; innovation strategy; institutional change; emerging economy; China; Asian Studies; International Business; Technology and Innovation
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5346; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6345/viewcontent/orsc20171117.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This study develops a novel conceptual framework to understand the differential impact of formal institutional regime shift in intellectual property rights on the innovation and patenting strategies of Chinese and Western firms operating in China. We argue that to the extent that Chinese firms have...