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| Title: | Intellectual Property Rights and Multinational Firms’ Modes of Entry |
| Authors: | Puttitanun, Thitima |
| Keywords: | Entry modes
multinational firms
intellectual property rights
foreign direct investment
licensing |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2006 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| Abstract: | This paper studies the relationship between intellectual property rights (IPR) and the entry mode decision by multinational firms. A simple model is developed allowing firms to choose among export, foreign direct investment (FDI), and licensing. Firms in the recipient country may imitate the technology, and their abilities to do so depend both on the nature of each mode and on the level of IPR protection in that country. Unlike the traditional beliefs, however, strong IPR can affect FDI more than licensing. |
| Page(s): | 269-273 |
| ISSN: | 0971-7544 |
| Source: | JIPR Vol.11(4) [July 2006]
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