Patenting has long been the standard way for public institutions to protect their intellectual property. This only represents a stop-gap solution as large companies with big budgets can afford to pay out the royalties demanded...
The rise in strategic multi-party alliances has been clearly discernible in recent years. However, the success of this collaborative model risks being undermined by free-riding behavior on part of alliance members, aiming at reaping benefits from the alliance while at the same time contributing less than their fair share...
The creation, use and sharing of knowledge within a firm is crucial to building a competitive advantage, whatever the industry. How to achieve this is the challenge...
At a time when many corporations approach climate change as a springboard for bolstering their external legitimacy, rather than as an issue for which not just nature but also society is responsible, attention has started to shift towards the emerging practice and social movement of "Permaculture"...
