Core Competencies in IP Business - Several Cases of Non-Practicing Entities -

Outsourcing of Core and Non-Core Competencies in U.S. Corporations

Supply Chain Forum An International Journal Vol. 3 N°2 2002 www.supplychain-forum.com Outsourcing has been a significant industry trend over the past decade. However, some scholars have stressed that companies may have gone too far by outsourcing core, as well as non-core competencies. Using a survey of large U.S. corporations our study documents the current status of outsourcing, differentiati...

Markets and Patent Enforcement: A Comparative Investigation of Non-Practicing Entities in the US and EU

Is it true that Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs) are primarily a US phenomenon? Over time, several definitions of NPEs have been proposed. They range from: research institutions that hold patent portfolios for their inventions, but which do not develop and commercialize related products (or any other products) to IP asset management firms whose exclusive business is asserting patent claims and in...

Effect of Non-Practicing Entities on Innovation Society and Policy: An agent based model and simulation

Non-practicing entities (NPE) have been controversial patent market players in terms of their effects on innovation society, owing to their having both positive and negative impacts on society-level innovation performance. However, measuring the net effect as well as finding ways to control the probable negative effects has been a challenging issue. In this paper, we propose an agent model of t...

Enhancing the Core Competencies

Identifies how contexts affect communication strategies and practices Engages in effective communication practices in a variety of situations and with a variety of media Oral Communication [1] Written Communication Writing Across the Curriculum/Using Writing [2] Visual Literacy [3] Media Literacy [4] Technological Literacy Integrating Instructional Technology into Your Courses [5] Online Teachi...

Core Competencies for Clinical Supervisors