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IP modularity: Profiting from innovation by aligning product architecture with intellectual property

Document type:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Author(s):
Henkel, J., Baldwin, C.Y., Shih, W.
Non-TUM Co-author(s):
ja
Cooperation:
international
Abstract:
In this paper we explain how firms seeking to take advantage of distributed innovation and outsourcing can bridge the tension between value creation and value capture by modifying the modular structure of their technical systems. Specifically, we introduce the concept of “IP modularity”, a special form of modularity that seeks to protect and capture value from intellectual property (IP). We define what it means for a system to be “IP-modular,” and illustrate the application of this concept in a...     »
Keywords:
Modularity, value appropriation, distributed innovation, open innovation, intellectual property
Intellectual Contribution:
Discipline-based Research
Journal title:
California Management Review
Journal listet in FT50 ranking:
nein
Year:
2013
Journal volume:
55
Journal issue:
4
Pages contribution:
65-82
Reviewed:
ja
Judgement review:
0
Key publication:
Nein
Peer reviewed:
Ja
International:
Ja
Book review:
Nein
Commissioned:
not commissioned
Professional Journal:
Nein
Interdisciplinarity:
Nein
Mission statement:
;
Ethics and Sustainability:
Nein
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