The sharing, protection and thievery of intellectual assets
The sharing, protection and thievery of intellectual assets
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知识资产的共享、保护和盗窃
DOI:
10.1108/00251741011014445
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发表时间:
2010
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Nikodemus Solitander
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文献类型:
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作者:
Maria Solitander;Nikodemus Solitander
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze how the Intellectual Capital perspective can be altered in order to include ethically questionable practices of knowledge acquisition.Design/methodology/approach – The paper explores the relationship between formal and illicit forms of intellectual capital acquisition through a case study of the Formula 1 industry. The paper is based on secondary data from public sources.Findings – Ethically questionable practices are a part of the knowledge economy. In the case study, the view on what was ethical and accepted was changed due to uncovered practices of espionage.Practical implications – Firms in knowledge‐intensive industries often employ unrecognized informal channels for intellectual capital acquisition. Managers should consider the boundary between right and wrong in their particular industry, and whether they have the tools for dealing with ethically questionable practices.Originality/value – The paper suggests a complementary interpretation of the Form...