Managing Intellectual Capital: Organizational, Strategic, and Policy Dimensions

by David J. Teece

Overview

Managers are keenly aware that in today's economy the astute management of technology can advance not only the fortunes of the innovators, but also of society at large. In this book David Teece considers how firms can exploit technological innovation and protect their intellectual capital while staying ahead of the competition. He provides theoretical frameworks as well as practical advice, looking in particular at the organizational structures most likely to support innovation, and how managerial decisions and strategy affect the division of the gains.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198295426
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/23/2002
Series:	Clarendon Lectures in Management Studies
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	9.24(w) x 6.38(h) x 0.65(d)

About the Author

David J. Teece is Professor of Business Administration and Director of the Institute of Management, Innovation, and Organization at the University of California at Berkeley. Previous positions have included Director, Center for Research in Management (CRM), University of California at Berkeley, and Visiting Fellow at St Catherine's College, Oxford. In 1998 he presented the Clarendon Lectures in Management Studies at Oxford and in 1999 was awarded the Andersen Consulting Award.

Table of Contents

PrefacePart I: IntroductionChapter 1: The Knowledge Economy and Intellectual Capital ManagementPart II: FoundationsChapter 2: The Impact of Market Structure and Organizational Factors on InnovationChapter 3: Governance Modes and Technological InnovationChapter 4: Decision Making Processes and the Rate and Direction of Innovation (with Janet Bercovitz and John de Figueiredo)Part III: Applications to Management and StrategyChapter 5: Market Entry Strategies for Innovators: Avoiding Pyrrhic VictoriesChapter 6: Imitation Strategies for Owners of Complementary AssetsChapter 7: Outsourcing and Insourcing Strategies for Innovators: Opportunities and Limits (with Henry Chesbrough)Chapter 8: Understanding the Licensing Option (with Peter Grindley and Edward Sherry)Part IV: Public PolicyChapter 9: Antitrust Analysis in High Technology Industries (with Mary Coleman)Appendices: Case Studies in Licensing and Cross-LicensingA) The Semi-Conductor Industry (with Peter Grindley and Edward Sherry)B) The Glass Industry and the Pilkington Float Process (with Edward Sherry and Peter Grindley)ReferenceIndex