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How IPR Can Shape Knowledge Diffusion Processes in Europe

In: Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurial Innovations

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  • André Stel

    (Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin
    Center for Entrepreneurship, Kozminski University)

  • Jorge Barrientos-Marín

    (University of Antioquia)

  • Serhiy Lyalkov

    (Department of Quantitative Analysis, International University of La Rioja)

  • Ana Millán

    (University of Sevilla)

  • José María Millán

    (University of Huelva)

Abstract

Using recent data drawn from the European Working Conditions Survey for 32 European countries, we explore the relationship between two indicators of knowledge diffusion processes —country-level R&D and individual-level ICT usage at work by entrepreneurs—, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), and individual-level entrepreneurial performance as measured by earnings. Our results show that country-level expenditures on R&D, entrepreneurs’ ICT use frequency at work, and IPR are all positively associated with earnings (and hence the quality) of individual entrepreneurs. However, we also find two intriguing moderation effects in the sense that IPR reduces both the positive relationship between country R&D and entrepreneurial earnings and the positive relationship between ICT usage and earnings. This suggests that too strict IPR legislation may hamper the diffusion of knowledge created by R&D, as well as limit the facilitating role of ICT usage in the exploitation of knowledge spillovers. Hence, governments need to carefully consider the level of IPR they want to install.

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  • André Stel & Jorge Barrientos-Marín & Serhiy Lyalkov & Ana Millán & José María Millán, 2021. "How IPR Can Shape Knowledge Diffusion Processes in Europe," International Studies in Entrepreneurship, in: Maribel Guerrero & David Urbano (ed.), Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurial Innovations, chapter 0, pages 143-173, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:inschp:978-3-030-70022-5_8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-70022-5_8
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