Compulsory license bandwagon gains momentum

The Danish EDI Bandwagon Gaining Momentum

This paper explores the diffusion of Electronic Data Interchange in Denmark. EDI forms a complex and interorganizational innovation and therefore a multitheoretical framework is suggested to study its diffusion. The framework takes into account institutional, industry specific and organizational factors and thus extends the analysis beyond organizational borders. The framework delivers an accou...

South Africa's battle against HIV/AIDS gains momentum.

The Convergence of Information and Communication Technologies Gains Momentum

IVAN HUANG ROC GUO HARRY XIE ZHENGXIANG WU Huawei Technologies In the past few years, the boundaries between information technology (IT)—which refers to hardware and software used to store, retrieve, and process data—and communications technology (CT)—which includes electronic systems used for communication between individuals or groups—have become increasingly indistinguishable. The rapid conv...

Bargaining over entry with a compulsory license deadline: price spillovers and surplus expansion∗

We analyze an alternating offer bargaining game between a developing country (South) and a multinational over entry to sell a patented product where the South can issue a compulsory license if an agreement is not reached by a deadline. The presence of international price spillovers introduces two novel features: (i) the surplus from entry prior to the deadline may be negative and (ii) Compulsor...

The galactogogue bandwagon.