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Effectiveness of innovation protection mechanisms in Malaysian high-tech sector

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  • M.Muzamil Naqshbandi
  • Sharan Kaur

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Purpose - – The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the effectiveness of innovation protection mechanisms in four high-tech industries in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach - – A questionnaire survey is administered to 339 managers working in four Malaysian high-tech industries. Findings - – The authors find that in most industries, patents are considered as the most effective innovation protection mechanism, while lead time is considered as least effective. In firms with private and foreign ownerships, patents and in firms categorized as “others” “moving quickly down the learning curve” are considered as the most effective protection mechanisms. It also emerges that “being first to market (lead time)” is considered as the least effective protection mechanism under all ownership structures. Further, young and middle-aged firms report patents, while old firms report secrecy as the most effective innovation protection mechanisms. Research limitations/implications - – This paper restricted analysis to the high-tech sector in Malaysia, and thus, the findings are not generalizable to other industries. Second, this paper took into consideration only four innovation protection mechanisms. The authors suggest that future research should investigate the issue at hand in other industries and consider other innovation protection mechanisms to have a holistic view of how Malaysian firms view different innovation protection mechanisms. Practical implications - – In addition to providing inputs for policy-making, the results of this paper are expected to help practitioners in deciding on the right kind of innovation protection mechanisms for their innovations based on their industry, ownership structure and firm age. Originality/value - – This paper is the first of its kind conducted in the Malaysian high-tech sector and as such is expected to help policy-makers to design and implement effectively innovation protection policies.

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  • M.Muzamil Naqshbandi & Sharan Kaur, 2015. "Effectiveness of innovation protection mechanisms in Malaysian high-tech sector," Management Research Review, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 38(9), pages 952-969, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:mrrpps:v:38:y:2015:i:9:p:952-969
    DOI: 10.1108/MRR-01-2014-0002
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    1. Shih-Hao Wang & Chung-Lin Tsai & Han-Chao Chang, 2018. "Laboratory Environmental Conditions Influence Patent Inventors’ Creative Self-efficacy," International Business Research, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 11(5), pages 159-166, May.

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