ability to defend themselves against litigation. We find that NPE litigation has a real negative impact on innovation at … innovation in the industries in which they are most prevalent …

divestment to combat climate change. Will it work? This chapter explores whether divestment might induce green innovation, a … decomposing them and using alternative approaches to measuring environmental performance can improve investment, strategy, and … critical component of transitioning to a cleaner economy. Divestment could theoretically steer innovation by increasing the …

number of scholars, both legal and economic, have critiqued both the quality of these patents and the decisions themselves … about the relationship between the patent system and innovation, in order to draw some tentative conclusions about their …

We use an innovative methodology to measure management practices in over 300 manufacturing firms in the UK. We then … match this management data to production and energy usage information for establishments owned by these firms. We find that … relation to other factor inputs. This is quantitatively substantial: going from the 25th to the 75th percentile of management …

Bank decision in 1998. Many scholars, both legal and economic, have critiqued both the quality of these patents and the … decision itself. This paper discusses the likely impact of these patents on innovation. It first reviews the facts about … system and innovation. It concludes by finding some consensus in the literature about the problems associated with this …

Business strategy can be defined as a firm's plan to generate economic profits based on lower cost, better quality, or … secure persistently superior performance via investments in better management and organization. We empirically analyze the …, internal firm organization, performance and innovation, which is representative of the entire Canadian economy. Our empirical …