Many hands: The effect of the prior inventor-intermediaries relationship on academic licensing

• Main Authors: KIM, Young-Choon, RHEE, Mooweon, Reddi KOTHA
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
• Subjects: Prior Relationship; Intermediaries; Licensing; Academic Science; Intellectual Property; Strategic Management Policy; Technology and Innovation
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5934; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6932/viewcontent/Kim_Rhee_Kotha_Research_Policy_2018.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

We study the role of the relationship among inventors and intermediaries in the licensing of university inventions. We suggest that a prior inventor-intermediaries relationship positively influences licensing rates through selective retention of higher quality relationships and mutual learning in th...