Title :
Technology licensing for the small firm
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mech. & Production Eng., Nanyang Technol. Inst., Singapore
Abstract :
In an increasingly innovation-based competitive environment, small manufacturing firms are compelled to extract more out of their technological innovations to render their efforts worthwhile. The sale of technology through outward licensing is one way to obtain greater returns on the investments that developed the technology. This paper explores the economic and strategic issues of such a practice and concludes that with the right approach and appropriate support, it is indeed feasible
Keywords :
commerce; economics; investment; research and development management; R&D; competitive environment; economics; innovation; investment return; management; outward licensing; small manufacturing firm; strategic issues; technology licensing; technology sale; Costs; Environmental economics; Innovation management; Investments; Licenses; Manufacturing; Marketing and sales; Production engineering; Refining; Technological innovation;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Management Conference, 1995. Global Engineering Management: Emerging Trends in the Asia Pacific., Proceedings of 1995 IEEE Annual International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2799-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMC.1995.524600