Intellectual property and exit strategies among SMEs: A scoping review and framework

IF 2.2 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE World Patent Information Pub Date : 2024-10-30 DOI:10.1016/j.wpi.2024.102318
Hady M. Khawand , Markus Kittler , Dimitri Mortelmans , Udo Chrisitan Braendle
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While studies have focused on the role of intellectual property (IP) strategies for growth at the macro and micro levels, there remains a notable gap in comprehensively understanding the nexus between IP and exit strategies. This scoping review examines the link between firms' IP and exit strategies. It takes a particular interest in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), focusing on mergers and acquisitions. This study synthesizes the literature on the role that IP strategies play in smaller firms' exit strategies and the distinctive challenges they face, proposing a comprehensive framework for understanding these dynamics. It further highlights a persistent gap in the literature on the influence of IP awareness on SMEs' exit strategies. Using established data sources and multiple filter procedures, the search yielded 87 relevant articles. Only a few studies examine the roles of IP awareness and IP strategy within business strategies. Studies explicitly researching the influence of IP strategies on exit strategies remain particularly scarce. The findings underscore the importance of integrating IP awareness and IP strategy more thoroughly into management theory and practice to enhance SMEs’ competitive advantage and facilitate successful exits.
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中小企业的知识产权和退出战略:范围审查和框架
虽然有关知识产权(IP)战略对宏观和微观层面增长的作用的研究一直是重点,但在全面了解知识产权与退出战略之间的关系方面仍存在明显差距。本范围界定研究探讨了企业知识产权与退出战略之间的联系。它特别关注中小型企业 (SME),重点是兼并和收购。本研究综述了有关知识产权战略在小型企业退出战略中的作用及其面临的独特挑战的文献,提出了一个理解这些动态的综合框架。它进一步强调了知识产权意识对中小型企业退出战略的影响这一文献中长期存在的空白。利用已建立的数据源和多重过滤程序,检索到了 87 篇相关文章。只有少数研究探讨了知识产权意识和知识产权战略在企业战略中的作用。明确研究知识产权战略对退出战略的影响的研究仍然特别少。研究结果强调了将知识产权意识和知识产权战略更全面地纳入管理理论和实践的重要性,以增强中小企业的竞争优势并促进其成功退出。
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期刊介绍: The aim of World Patent Information is to provide a worldwide forum for the exchange of information between people working professionally in the field of Industrial Property information and documentation and to promote the widest possible use of the associated literature. Regular features include: papers concerned with all aspects of Industrial Property information and documentation; new regulations pertinent to Industrial Property information and documentation; short reports on relevant meetings and conferences; bibliographies, together with book and literature reviews.
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