Research and Development (R&D) and innovation are crucial features of the seed industry. To supportlarge R&D investments by the private sector, strong intellectual property rights, such as patents, arenecessary. The exclusivity granted by patents naturally creates market power positions and...

We show the effects of Bertrand and Cournot competition on R&D investmentand social welfare in a duopoly with R&D competition where success in R&D isprobabilistic. We show that R&D investments are higher under Bertrand (Cournot)competition when R&D productivities are sufficiently low (high), and...

This paper compares Bertrand and Cournot equilibria in a horizontallydifferentiated duopoly market with non-tournament R&D competition. We consider thatsuccess in R&D is uncertain. We show that whether firms invest more under Cournotcompetition or Bertrand competition is ambiguous and depends on...

This paper analyses market valuations of UK companies using a new data set of their R&Dand IP activities (1989-1999). In contrast to previous studies, the analysis is conducted at thesectoral level, where the sectors are based on the technological classification in Pavitt (1984).The first main...

The survey assessed senior managers' views of and experiences with the innovation-to-cash process.

Recent years have seen astonishing advances in technology and explosions of data in biopharmaceutical R&D, which are driving two waves of change to the industry[...]

This paper tests for the importance of cash flow on investment in fixed capital and R&D using firm-level panel data in two countries between 1985 and 1994.

3M correctly prides itself on being an innovative, technology-basedcompany, and they have an excellent track over the years with respect toinnovation ...

"Informal" know-how trading is the extensive exchange of proprietaryknow-how by informal networks of process engineers in rival (and non-rival)firms ...

This papers concerns the international research and development and knowledge management.