This paper examines the rationale for intellectual property protection in the development of new pharmaceutical products. Prior survey studies of R&D executives have found that patents play a more critical role in appropriating the benefits of innovation in pharmaceuticals compared to other high tech industries. This paper considers why this is so based on an analysis of the economic characteri...

The industry – and primarily its processing sector was remains the leading economic activity, which can be evidenced by intensified reshoring processes in developed EU countries. However, competitiveness or enduring ability to withstand competition due availability of appropriate potential, realized only if a high level efficiency is achieved. This largely depends on existing structural paramet...

Unlike more stable industries, high-tech firms must constantly be in a strategy development phase. These companies are in desperate need of assistance in strategy formulation. Chaos and Complexity theories can provide a powerful approach to support the development of business strategies to deal with these fastmoving environments. This paper analyzes the different schemes provided by Chaos and C...

After the Cold War, defense industries found themselves at a crossroads. However, it seems that they are gaining new momentum, as technologies such robotics and artificial intelligence enabling development of autonomous, highly innovative disruptive intelligent systems. Despite this impetus, there still doubts about where to invest limited financial resources boost high-tech industries. In orde...

Intellectual property rights are widely recognized as critical assets in many industries, especially “high-tech” industries. Companies like IBM, Intel, and Hewlett-Packard regard their patents and copyrights, along with their other intangible assets such as know-how, as central elements giving them competitive advantage. Likewise, many software companies, from Microsoft to software startups see...

Intellectual property rights are widely recognized as critical assets in many industries, especially “high-tech” industries. Companies like IBM, Intel, and Hewlett-Packard regard their patents and copyrights, along with their other intangible assets such as know-how, as central elements giving them competitive advantage. Likewise, many software companies, from Microsoft to software startups see...