CIFRA: Challenging the ICT Patent Framework for Responsible Innovation. D2.1: Literature Review

The European Commission. CIFRA: Challenging the ICT Patent Framework for Responsible Innovation. Grant Agreement No.731940. Research and Innovation Action. Call: H2020-ICT-35-201

CIFRA: Challenging the ICT Patent Framework for Responsible Innovation. D2.2: Empirical Evidence on ICT patents between 1990 and 2012

The European Commission. CIFRA: Challenging the ICT Patent Framework for Responsible Innovation. Grant Agreement No.731940. Research and Innovation Action. Call: H2020-ICT-35-201

Startups’ exit strategies in the market for technology: when to pull the plug

A key consideration in entrepreneurial decision making is whether and when to find a collaboration partner, in the form of an acquirer. The same decision also applies to the other side of the table, as buyers have to decide whether and when to engage in technology acquisitions through collaborations with startups. We look at the literature that uncovered some of the factors around the key decision of the timing of a collaboration, with specific focus on technology startups that also possess patents

How mixed ownership affects decision making in turbulent times: evidence from the digital revolution in telecommunications

This study examines how the ownership structure of corporations shapes their responses to discontinuous technological change. We analyze whether mixed ownership, a situation where following privatization a company's shares are held both privately and by the government, is associated with less innovation in response to discontinuous technological change. We argue that mixed ownership is associated with governance conflicts that affect a company's ability to respond to the challenges posed by discontinuous technological change. Our empirical analysis uses data on European telecommunications operators for the period 2000–2016 when they faced sweeping technological change due to the advent of Internet-based communication services. Our baseline result suggests that operators with mixed ownership file around 70% fewer patents in relevant digital technologies than companies that are fully private or where the government owns a majority of shares. We find that mixed ownership also affects negatively the acquisition of externally developed technology