We survey the literature on venture capital and institutions and present a case study
comparing the development of the venture capital market in the United States and Sweden …

Secrets are a double-edged sword. They are crucial for protecting valuable knowledge and
appropriating value from innovation; they also invite consumer curiosity and in doing so may …

This paper considers the impact of the intellectual property (IP) system on the timing of
cooperation/licensing by start-up technology entrepreneurs. If the market for technology …

Over the past 25 years, the technology strategy literature has examined how four primary
mechanisms—patents, secrecy, lead time, and complementary assets—influence whether …

We examine whether ownership of intellectual property rights (IPR) or downstream
capabilities is effective in encouraging entry into markets complementary to a proprietary …

Research summary In this article, we analyze the impact of academic incubators on the
quality of innovations produced by US research‐intensive academic institutions. We show …

In the presence of asymmetric information, economic agents need to communicate their
quality to investors and other parties. While much of the literature focuses exclusively on …

Early opportunity identification is critical for technology-based firms seeking to develop
technology or product strategies for competitive advantage in the future. This research …

Universities are widely recognized as a critical source of technological innovation and are
heralded for the entrepreneurial ventures cultivated within their walls. To date, most …

Our study analyzes the patent transactions of the top 58 US universities in the yeas from
2002 to 2010. We find that 37.0% of the patents granted at the United States Patent and …