Articles

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Open Innovation and Patterns of R&D Competition (with Henry Chesbrough and Yi Ruan), International Journal of Technology Management (2010)

We explore the technological evolution of three microprocessor firms between 1976 and 2004. We trace...

 

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The Effects of Social Networks and Contractual Characteristics on the Relationship between Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs (with Brian Cu), Asia Pacific Journal of Management (2010)

We show how social ties and contractual factors shape the relationship between entrepreneurs and venture...

 

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The Many Faces of Absorptive Capacity: Spillovers of Copper Interconnect Technology for Semiconductor Chips, Industrial and Corporate Change (2009)

A case study of copper interconnect technology suggests that absorptive capacity exist in three forms:...

 

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The Impact of Acquisitions on the Innovation Performance of Inventors at Semiconductor Companies (with Rahul Kapoor), Academy of Management Journal (2007)

We show how knowledge-based and incentive-based perspectives complement each other to explain the effects of...

 

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Entry and Competitive Dynamics in the Mobile Telecommunications Market (with Zi-lin He and Poh-kam Wong), Research Policy (2006)

We propose an extension of the Gans–Stern [Gans, J.S., Stern, S., 2003. The product market...

 

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The Relationship between Research and Innovation in the Semiconductor and Pharmaceutical Industries (1981-97), Research Policy (2004)

This paper evaluates the impact of basic and applied research on innovation in two industries....

 

Books and Case Studies

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“Blackberry versus NTP.” (with David Weston) (2008)

This case concerns a dispute between a US inventor and a Canadian technology company over...

 

Ph.D. Dissertation

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Thesis, Basic research, applied research and innovation in the semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries (2000)

This thesis comprises three essays on the relationships among basic research, applied research, and innovation....

 

Commentary and Popular Press

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New Models for book Publishing, Discussant, MBS-IPRIA Public Seminar (2011)
 

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The Innovative Organisation, Discussant, MBS-IPRIA Public Seminar, Dec 2010 (2010)
 

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Who Owns the News? Discussant Comments, IPRIA, CMCL & MBS CITE Public Seminar (2010)

Discussant Comments (video and slides) for a panel on the future of the News.

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IdeaCHECK: BCG report on The Innovation Imperative in Manufacturing, Centre for Ideas and the Economy IdeaCHECK (2009)

In March, the Boston Consulting Group published a report on "The Innovation Imperative in Manufacturing"....

 

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Senate Inquiry into Gene Patents: CITE & IPRIA Submission (with Chris Dent), Australian Senate Community Affairs Committee (2009)

There is as yet no empirical work available that carefully examines the relationship between gene...

 

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Should Genes be Patented - Introduction to the IPRIA&CITE Public Event, Video Podcast (2009)
 

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ideacheck: Venturous Australia, Center for Ideas and the Economy Ideacheck (2008)

I present an analysis of the Australian National Innovation Review (2008). Follow the link to...

 

Working Papers

Internal Human Capital, Strategic Alliances and the Innovation Performance of Biotechnology Firms (with Pek-hooi Soh and Annapoornima M. Subramanian) (2009)

We assess the roles of internal human capital and strategic alliances as antecedents of innovation...

 

Old Technological Capability and New Technology Adoption: Firm’s Technology Portfolio Management during Technological Transitions (with Wenyue Zhuang and Poh-kam Wong) (2008)

Research qns: What’s the effect of a firm’s prior competence in old technology on its...

 

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Knowledge Search and its Effects on the International Diffusion of Knowledge (with Wenyue Zhuang and Poh-kam Wong) (2007)

While research has shown that knowledge spillovers are geographically localized, the globalization of R&D is...

 

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Entry and Competitive Dynamics in the Mobile Telecommunications Market (with Zi-lin Wong and poh-kam Wong), IPRIA Working Paper (2006)

We propose an extension of the Gans-Stern (2003) framework that includes entry by existing firms....

 

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The Antecedents and Innovation Consequences of Organizational Knowledge Brokering Capability (with David Hsu) (2006)

We empirically examine the antecedents and innovation consequences of organizational knowledge brokering capability, the ability...