LSM The impact of intellectual property rights on preserving the competitive advantage. A case study of Apple Inc’s iPhones . Word Count: 14,014 Abstract The world today has rapidly developed into a services industry where knowledge is power. Knowledge provides means of acquiring newer technologies which then businesses can then use to create new products. In this context, IPRs become a valuable asset that firms can use strategically to lessen or prevent competition. IPRs are basically
discussed as an extraordinary style of leadership that can be exist in an enterprise or organization with any size, type, or age. Moreover, people should recognize that entrepreneurs can combine with leadership functions such as providing vision, innovation or creativity to the development of a new strategy product or service (Fernald et al., 2005). In his important investigation of the relationship between entrepreneurship and leadership, Fernald et al. (2005) also said that leader has to be entrepreneurial
INTRODUCTION Intellectual Property plays an important role in facilitating process of taking innovative technology to the market place. Peter F. Drucker, the management consultant and author of “Innovation and Entrepreneurship stated that “…Because its purpose is to create a customer, business has two—and only two functions: Marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results, all the rest are costs." So the question now is what is innovation? Generally put, an ‘innovation’ is developing
Case: the LEGO Group: Publish or Protect? Publish, Patent or Trade secret? Introduction: The LEGO Group are maintaining their competitive advantage through two main direction which are having more intelligence modular design and product introduction, such as new product line and having manufacturing process innovation that can reduce cost, shorten manufacturing cycle and improve the product quality. For manufacturing innovation LEGO are introducing new technology into their process. The project
Food and GM Food has aroused public concern. To understand the point of the issue, it is essential to analyze Organic food and GM food from different aspect. In this article, I am going to identify the major argument of two perspectives, also the intellectual differences of and inter-connectedness of the two disciplinary perspectives. It is necessary to analyze what are Organic Food and GM Food first. Organic foods are those produced in rich, fertile soils without the use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides
to take place, it is necessary to focus on product innovation for technology driven entrepreneurship. Product innovation in engineering college innovation labs helps in reducing the research investments on resources and human capital. The availability of large pool of divergent skilled students and faculty with the interest to innovate and resources to build and test the technically feasible prototype provides an ideal environment for innovation. The prototype can be further mentored in the technology
synergy refers to working in unison where by different entities of the same line of operation work as one system rather than working as different entities. Gupta and Roos in Benecke et al (2007) define synergy as the interaction of two or more intellectual capital resources from previously sovereign organisations, which enhances the combined effect of value creation and competitive performance, which effect is greater than the sum of the individual. Although the nature of the research enterprise
revolution in Europe, witnessed the application of scientific reasoning to study concepts such as human religion, society and nature (Hanley and McMahon, p. 39). The scientists during enlightenment applied the scientific reasoning and experimentations to invent and learn the principles of nature such as natural laws, gravity and planets and understand philosophical principles (Zafirovski, 16). Moreover, the intellectuals criticized the mainstream authorities and beliefs. The determination to combine
also be quickly applied to decision-making. When working with these consultants, companies also own all intellectual property (IP) arising from the work. However, the outputs of academic research are very different. Products are typically longer, publicly available documents including book chapters and journal articles. In addition to this, researchers also own the IP arising from a research study. This can be unnerving for companies as there can be downstream use of their
powerful initiative is a win element in associations, and that a proper administration style can prompt better execution (Laohaviicihien, Fredendall and Cantrell, 2009; Turner and Müller, 2005; Podsakoff, MacKenzie, Moorman, and Fetter, 1990). These studies and others like them have researched the administration of official administration, and utilized official chiefs as their respondents. Albeit official administration authority is vital, initiative at the center administration level ought not be marked