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X. Henry Wang and Judy Hsu |
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''On the Licensing of Innovations under Strategic Delegation'' |
( 2004, Vol. 12 No.6 ) |
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This note uses a three-stage delegation-licensing-quantity game to study the licensing of a cost-reducing innovation by a patent-holding firm to its competitor. It is shown that licensing is less likely to occur under strategic delegation compared to no delegation. |
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Keywords: licensing strategic delegation |
JEL: L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance: General L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior: General |
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Manuscript Received : Jun 03 2004 | | Manuscript Accepted : Sep 05 2004 |
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