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09/04/2013

Original innovation, learnt innovation and cities: Evidence from UK SMEs

Dr Neil Lee and Prof Andres Rodrigues-Pose

Working paper at the Urban & Regional research centre at Utrecht University, this paper will soon be published in Urban Studies.

22/11/2012

Are there institutional failures in intellectual property marketplaces? Evidence from information and communication technology firms

Prof Birgitte Andersen; Dr Federica Rossi; A Rosli; W Yangsap

Forthcoming article "Are there institutional failures in intellectual property marketplaces? Evidence from information and communication technology firms" will be published in the International Journal of Management soon.

22/11/2012

Productivity and the Service Sector: Theories, Concepts and Measurements

Prof Birgitte Andersen, Dr Marva Corley and Ian Miles

Some of the background material for "Productivity and the Service Sector: Theories, Concepts and Measurements" was highlighted in the World Development Report 2005 as being of key importance for understanding productivity measurements. "Productivity and the Service Sector: Theories, Concepts and Measurements" will be published by Edward Elgar Publishing in 2012.

25/09/2012

The Creative Industries, Creative Occupations and Innovation in London

Dr Neil Lee and Emma Drever

London is a global hub of the creative industries. These industries are seen as both innovative in themselves and an input in innovation processes in other sectors. Yet few studies have tested these relationships. This article investigates these issues using large-scale survey data for London. Published in European Planning Studies.

17/09/2012

The City and the cities: ownership, finance and the geography of recovery

Will Hutton and Dr Neil Lee

This article argues that failures in the national structure of ownership have had significant consequences in local economies where important companies were based. Published in the Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society.

31/07/2012

Innovation and spatial inequality in Europe and USA

Dr Neil Lee and Prof Andres Rodrigues-Pose

This article provides the first comparative evidence on the link between innovation and inequality in a continental perspective. Published in the Journal of Economic Geography

29/06/2012

Place, sorting effects and SME's in deprived areas: Different problems or different firms?

Dr Neil Lee; Prof Marc Cowling

“Place, sorting effects and SMEs in deprived areas: Different problems or different firms?” will be printed in the International Small Business Journal soon.

15/03/2012

Intellectual Property (IP) Governance in ICT Firms: Strategic Value Seeking through Proprietary and Non-proprietary IP Transactions

Prof Birgitte Andersen; A Rosli; Dr Federica Rossi; W Yangsap

"Intellectual Property (IP) Governance in ICT Firms: Strategic Value Seeking through Proprietary and Non-proprietary IP Transactions" is available in the International Journal of Intellectual Property Management (IJIPM) Vol. 5, No.1 pp. 19 – 38. The article is also available online, but a subscription or purchase is required.

05/12/2011

Intellectual Assets and Innovation: The SME Dimension

OECD - citing UK entry “Intellectual Asset Management: Strategies for Diverse Innovations” : The UK entry by Prof Birgitte Andersen and Dr Federica Rossi

The UK entry “Intellectual Asset Management: Strategies for Diverse Innovations” by Prof Birgitte Andersen and Dr Federica Rossi was Commissioned by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills.

04/05/2011

UK Universities look beyond the patent policy discourse in their intellectual property strategies

Prof Birgitte Andersen; Dr Federica Rossi

"UK Universities look beyond the patent policy discourse in their intellectual property strategies" is available in Science and Public Policy, Vol 38, No 4. Pp 254-268. The article is also available online, but a subscription or purchase is required.

06/04/2011

Inefficiencies in Markets for Intellectual Property Rights: Experiences of Academic and Public Research Institutions

Prof Birgitte Andersen; Dr Federica Rossi

This paper analyzes the quality of the institutions underpinning markets for patents and copyrights with respect to IPR transactions between ‘universities and PROs’ and the users of the academic research base (mainly firms, but also other public bodies).

10/01/2011

Are innovative regions more unequal? Evidence from Europe

Dr Neil Lee

Published in Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, this paper was awarded editor's choice for best article. Please note that a subscription or purchase is required to download this article.

01/11/2010

Intellectual Property Governance and Knowledge Creation in UK Universities

Prof Birgitte Andersen; Dr Federica Rossi

The public discourse advocating increased patenting of academic discoveries, which has led to the approval of legislative measures (such as the Bayh Dole Act, which is now adopted world-wide in various forms) is based on a set of theoretical arguments, mainly related to knowledge transfer and financial reward. Using an original survey of 46 universities (about 27%) in the United Kingdom, this article investigates whether some of these arguments are supported by evidence.

16/07/2010

Ethnic diversity and employment growth in English cities

Dr Neil Lee

This paper asks two questions: have more diverse English cities grown faster? And does measurement matter: is it important to have a multinational population or an ethnically diverse one? Please note that a subscription or purchase is required to download this article.