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Intellectual property, institutional dynamics, and firm innovation

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  • William Chongyang Zhou
  • Ruicheng Wang

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The relationship between intellectual property (IP) and innovation has been discussed extensively in extant literature. However, the dynamic essence of IP as an institutional context, particularly its setback and reversal, has received little attention. Through the lens of institutional dynamics theory, this study identifies four asymmetric categories of IP institutional dynamics: accelerating reforms, decaying reforms, decaying reversals, and accelerating reversals in a typical emerging market, China. Favorable institutional dynamics (i.e. accelerating reforms and decaying reversals) improve firms’ R&D efficiency, whereas unfavorable institutional dynamics (i.e. decaying reforms and accelerating reversals) reduce R&D efficiency. Moreover, R&D input decreases in an unfavorable institutional context.

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  • William Chongyang Zhou & Ruicheng Wang, 2020. "Intellectual property, institutional dynamics, and firm innovation," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 47(3), pages 299-312.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:47:y:2020:i:3:p:299-312.
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    Cited by:

    1. Shi, Xiaoxuan & Song, Yuchen & Wang, Xi, 2023. "Intellectual property rights enforcement and mergers and acquisitions: Evidence from China," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 79(C).
    2. Huang, Yi-Chun & Chen, Chih Ta, 2022. "Exploring institutional pressures, firm green slack, green product innovation and green new product success: Evidence from Taiwan's high-tech industries," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 174(C).

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