The purpose of this study is to present a unique database on commercialized patents and to illustrate how it can be … used to analyze the commercialization process of patents. The dataset is based on a survey of Swedish patents owned by … commercialization not found anywhere else, including whether, when and how (acquisition, licensing, existing or new firm) patents were …

high-quality inventions to preempt rivals from obtaining them. Using Swedish data on patents granted to small firms and …

destruction by increasing the entrepreneurial effort allocated to high-quality invention projects. Using detailed data on patents … under bidding competition. -- Acquisitions ; Entrepreneurship ; Innovation ; Start-ups ; Patent ; Ownership ; Quality …

Startups face a trade-off between short-term profitability versus long-term growth where investors tolerate prolonged … predicts that investors facing better exit opportunities have a higher loss tolerance, encouraging startups to pursue more … startups backed by US venture capitalists experience deeper J-curves than those backed by non-US venture capitalists. They have …

This study examines the governance attributes of post-IPO (initial public offering) retained ownership of private … findings reveal private equity retain higher post-IPO ownership in business group constituents compared to unaffiliated firms …

Building on recent research in social psychology, this paper analyzes the link between the precision of initial cash …