nach oben

Journal of Business Economics

Erschienen in:

01.02.2015 | Original Paper

Cross-functional patent management in family firms

verfasst von: Florian Jell, Joern H. Block, Joachim Henkel, Frank Spiegel, Hans Zischka

Erschienen in: Journal of Business Economics | Ausgabe 2/2015

Einloggen

Aktivieren Sie unsere intelligente Suche, um passende Fachinhalte oder Patente zu finden.

search-config

KI-gestützte Suche

Aus

Abstract

Prior research shows that family firms differ from non-family firms with regard to intellectual property output. Yet, little is known about how family firms manage their intellectual property. This paper analyses the degree to which patent management in family firms is cross-functional. Patent management is a task that requires coordination across multiple functions in order to be fully effective. We find that in family-owned firms patent management is cross-functional to a higher degree than in non-family-owned firms. Within the group of family-owned firms, we find that family management has a positive impact on the degree to which patent management is cross-functional. We conclude that family firms are not only distinct with regard to intellectual property output but also regarding how they manage their intellectual property.

Vorheriger Artikel The downside of looking for team players in job advertisements

Sie haben noch keine Lizenz? Dann Informieren Sie sich jetzt über unsere Produkte:

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

über 102.000 Bücher
über 537 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

Automobil + Motoren
Bauwesen + Immobilien
Business IT + Informatik
Elektrotechnik + Elektronik
Energie + Nachhaltigkeit
Finance + Banking
Management + Führung
Marketing + Vertrieb
Maschinenbau + Werkstoffe
Versicherung + Risiko

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

Jetzt informieren

Journal of Business Economics

From January 2013, the Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft (ZfB) is published in English under the title Journal of Business Economics (JBE). The Journal of Business Economics (JBE) aims at encouraging theoretical and applied research in the field of business economics and business administration, promoting the exchange of ideas between science and practice.

Jetzt informieren

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Wirtschaft" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

über 67.000 Bücher
über 340 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

Bauwesen + Immobilien
Business IT + Informatik
Finance + Banking
Management + Führung
Marketing + Vertrieb
Versicherung + Risiko

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

Jetzt informieren

The same data set has been used by Jell et al. (2013) in a different context. These authors perform an analysis on the patent level, with a focus on the pendency duration of applications.

See http://www.firmendatenbank.de (accessed August 17, 2012).

See http://www.wer-zu-wem.de/ (accessed August 17, 2012).

See https://www.lexisnexis.com/de/business/ (accessed August 17, 2012).

See https://www.ebundesanzeiger.de (accessed August 17, 2012).

See http://www.epo.org/patents/patent-information/raw-data/test/product-14-24.html (accessed August 17, 2012).

For public firms, we use the 30 % voting power threshold, defined by the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act (WpÜG §29 Abs. 2).

As robustness checks we changed the thresholds of 50 % (30 %) for private (public) firms. See robustness checks section.

These 44 firms were mostly large multi-division firms such as ABB, Henkel, and BMW.

See http://www.signo-deutschland.de/unternehmen/content/e4154/e4422/index_ger.html (accessed January 5, 2012).

Arundel A (2001) The relative effectiveness of patents and secrecy for appropriation. Res Policy 30(4):611–624CrossRef

Astrachan JH (1988) Family firm and community culture. Fam Bus Rev 1(2):165–189CrossRef

Astrachan JH, Jaskiewicz P (2008) Emotional returns and emotional costs in privately held family businesses: advancing traditional business valuation. Fam Bus Rev 21(2):139–149CrossRef

Bertrand M, Schoar A (2006) The role of family in family firms. J Econ Perspect 20(2):73–96CrossRef

Block J (2010) Family management, family ownership, and downsizing: evidence from S&P 500 firms. Fam Bus Rev 23(2):1–22CrossRef

Block J (2011) How to pay a non-family manager in a family business: a multi-task principal-agent model. Fam Bus Rev 24(1):9–27CrossRef

Block J (2012) R&D investments in family and lone founder firms: an agency perspective. J Bus Ventur 27(2):248–265CrossRef

Block J, Miller D, Jaskiewicz P, Spiegel F (2013) Economic and technological importance of innovations in large family and founder firms: an analysis of patent data. Fam Bus Rev 26(2):180–199CrossRef

Chen HL, Hsu WT (2009) Family ownership, board independence, and R&D investment. Fam Bus Rev 22:347–362CrossRef

Chirico F, Salvato C (2008) Knowledge integration and dynamic organizational adaptation in family firms. Fam Bus Rev 21(2):169–181CrossRef

Chrisman JJ, Patel P (2012) Variations in R&D investments of family and non-family firms: behavioral agency and myopic loss aversion perspectives. Acad Manag J 55(4) (in press)

Chrisman JJ, Chua JH, Kellermanns FW, Chang EPC (2007) Are family managers agents or stewards? An exploratory study in privately held family firms. J Bus Res 60(10):1030–1038CrossRef

Cohen WM, Nelson RR, Walsh JP (2000) Protecting their intellectual assets: appropriability conditions and why US manufacturing firms patent (or not). NBER working paper no. 7552, February 2000

Combs JG, Penney CR, Crook TR, Short JC (2010) The impact of family representation on CEO compensation. Entrep Theory and Pract 34(6):1125–1144CrossRef

Corbetta G, Salvato C (2004) Self-serving or self-actualizing? Models of man and agency costs in different types of family firms: a commentary on “Comparing the agency costs of family and non-family firms: conceptual issues and exploratory evidence”. Entrep Theory Pract 28(4):355–362CrossRef

Davis SM, Lawrence PR (1977) Matrix. Addison–Wesley Pub. Co, Reading

Davis JH, Schoorman FD, Donaldson L (1997) Toward a stewardship theory of management. Acad Manag Rev 22(1):20–47

De Massis A, Frattini F, Lichtenthaler U (2013) Research on technological innovation in family firms: present debates and future directions. Fam Bus Rev 26(1):10–31CrossRef

Denison DR, Hart SL, Kahn JA (1996) From chimneys to cross-functional teams: developing and validating a diagnostic model. Acad Manag J 39(4):1005–1023CrossRef

Déniz MCD, Suárez MKC (2005) Corporate social responsibility and family business in Spain. J Bus Ethics 56(1):27–41CrossRef

Donaldson L, Davis JH (1991) Stewardship theory or agency theory: CEO governance and shareholder returns. Aust J Manag 16(1):49–64CrossRef

Dyer WG, Whetten DA (2006) Family firms and social responsibility: preliminary evidence from the S&P 500. Entrep Theory Pract 30(6):785–802CrossRef

Eddleston KA, Kellermanns FW (2007) Destructive and productive family relationships: a stewardship theory perspective. J Bus Ventur 22(4):545–565CrossRef

Faems D, Van Looy B, Debackere K (2005) Interorganizational collaboration and innovation: toward a portfolio approach. J Prod Innov Manag 22(3):238–250CrossRef

Flocke H (2008) Das Patentsystem benachteiligt den innovativen Mittelstand. Markt Technik 24:62–63

Ford RC, Randolph WA (1992) Cross-functional structures: a review and integration of matrix organization and project management. J Manag 18(2):267–294

Gambardella A, Harhoff D, Verspagen B (2008) The value of European patents. Eur Manag Rev 5(2):69–84CrossRef

Giuri P, Mariani M, Brusoni S, Crespi G, Francoz D, Gambardella A, Garcia-Fontes W, Geunac A, Gonzales R, Harhoff D, Hoisl K, Bas CL, Luzzi A, Magazzini L, Nesta L, Nomaler Ö, Palomeras N, Patel P, Romanelli M, Verspagen B (2007) Inventors and invention processes in Europe: results from the PatVal-EU survey. Res Policy 36(8):1107–1127CrossRef

Gomez-Mejia LR, Haynes KT, Nunez-Nickel M, Jacobson KJL, Moyano-Fuentes J (2007) Socioemotional wealth and business risks in family-controlled firms: evidence from Spanish olive oil mills. Adm Sci Q 52(1):106–137

Granstrand O (1999) The economics and management of intellectual property. Edward Elgar, London

Griffin A, Hauser JR (1996) Integrating R&D and marketing: a review and analysis of the literature. J Prod Innov Manag 13(3):191–215CrossRef

Holland S, Gaston K, Gomes J (2000) Critical success factors for cross-functional teamwork in new product development. Int J Manag Rev 2(3):231–259CrossRef

Huang X, Brown A (1999) An analysis and classification of problems in small business. Int Small Bus J 18(1):73–85CrossRef

Jell F, Henkel J, Hoisl K (2013) The relationship between patenting motives and pendency durations, SSRN Working Paper Series, http://ssrn.com/abstract=2406536

Jerkovsky M (1983) Functional management in matrix organizations. IEEE Trans Eng Manag 30:89–97CrossRef

Jones GR (1983) Transaction costs, property rights, and organizational culture: an exchange perspective. Adm Sci Q 28(3):454–467CrossRef

Kahn KB (1996) Interdepartmental integration: a definition with implications for product development performance. J Prod Innov Manag 13(2):137–151CrossRef

Katz R, Allen TJ (1985) Project performance and the locus of influence in the R&D matrix. Acad Manag J 28(1):67–87CrossRef

Keller RT (2001) Cross-functional project groups in research and new product development: diversity, communications, job stress, and outcomes. Acad Manag J 44(3):547–555CrossRef

Kepner E (1983) The family and the firm: a coevolutionary perspective. Org Dyn 12(1):57–70CrossRef

Ketokivi M, Castañer X (2004) Strategic planning as an integrative device. Adm Sci Q 49(3):337–365

Klein SB, Astrachan JH, Smyrnios KX (2005) The F-PEC scale of family influence: construction, validation, and further implication for theory. Entrep Theory Pract 29(3):321–339CrossRef

Kolodny HF (1979) Evolution to a matrix organization. Acad Manag Rev 4(4):543–553

Larson EW, Gobeli DH (1987) Matrix management: contradictions and insights. Calif Manag Rev XXIX(4):126–138

Lawson JW (1986) A quick look at matrix organization from the perspective of the practicing manager. Eng Manag Int 4(1):61–70CrossRef

Le Breton-Miller I, Miller D (2009) Agency vs. stewardship in public family firms: a social embeddedness reconciliation. Entrep Theory Pract 33(6):1169–1191

Lev B (2004) Sharpening the intangibles edge. Harv Bus Rev 82(6):109–116

Levin RC, Klevorick AK, Nelson RR, Winter SG (1987) Appropriating the returns from industrial research and development. Brook Pap Econ Act 3:783–831CrossRef

McConaughy DL (2000) Family CEOs vs. nonfamily CEOs in the family-controlled firm: an examination of the level and sensitivity of pay to performance. Fam Bus Rev 13(2):121–131CrossRef

McDonough EF (2000) Investigation of factors contributing to the success of cross-functional teams. J Prod Innov Manag 17(3):221–235CrossRef

Miller D, Le Breton-Miller I, Scholnick B (2008) Stewardship vs. stagnation: an empirical comparison of small family and non-family businesses. J Manag Stud 45(1):50–78

Munari F, Oriani R, Sobrero M (2010) The effects of owner identity and external governance systems on R&D investments: a study of Western European firms. Res Policy 39(8):1093–1104CrossRef

Muñoz-Bullón F, Sanchez-Bueno MJ (2011) The impact of family involvement on the R&D intensity of publicly traded firms. Fam Bus Rev 24(1):62–70CrossRef

Olson EM, Walker OC, Ruekerf RW, Bonnerd JM (2001) Patterns of cooperation during new product development among marketing, operations and R&D: implications for project performance. J Prod Innov Manag 18(4):258–271CrossRef

Pinto MB, Pinto JK, Prescott JE (1993) Antecedents and consequences of project team cross-functional cooperation. Manag Sci 39(10):1281–1297CrossRef

Pitkethly RH (2001) Intellectual property strategy in Japanese and UK companies: patent licensing decisions and learning opportunities. Res Policy 30(3):425–442CrossRef

Randolph WA, Posner BZ (1992) Getting the job done: managing project teams and task forces for success. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs

Reitzig M (2007) How executives can enhance IP strategy and performance. MIT Sloan Manag Rev 49(1):37–43

Reitzig M, Puranam P (2009) Value appropriation as an organizational capability: the case of IP protection through patents. Strateg Manag J 30(7):765–789CrossRef

Rivette KG, Kline D (2000) Discovering new value in intellectual property. Harv Bus Rev 78(1):54–66

Rowen TD, Howell CD, Gugliotti JA (1980) The pros and cons of matrix management. Adm Manag 41(December):22–24

Sciascia S, Mazzola P (2008) Family involvement in ownership and management: exploring nonlinear effects on performance. Fam Bus Rev 21(4):331–345CrossRef

Somaya D, Williamson IO, Zhang X (2007) Combining patent law expertise with R&D for patenting performance. Organ Sci 18(6):922–937CrossRef

Song XM, Parry ME (1992) The R&D-marketing interface in Japanese high-technology firms. J Prod Innov Manag 9(2):91–112CrossRef

Song XM, Montoya-Weiss MM, Schmidt JB (1997) Antecedents and consequences of cross-functional cooperation: a comparison of R&D, manufacturing, and marketing perspectives. J Prod Innov Manag 14(1):35–47CrossRef

Taylor C, Silbertson ZA (1973) The economic impact of the patent system: a study of the British experience. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Veer T, Jell F (2012) Contributing to Markets for Technology? A comparison of patent filing motives of individual inventors, small companies and universities. Technovation 32(9–10):513–522CrossRef

Villalonga B, Amit R (2006) How do family ownership, control and management affect firm value? J Financ Econ 80(2):385–417CrossRef

Wagner S (2007) Make-or-buy decisions in patent related services. Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft Special Issue 4:47–68

Westhead P, Howorth C (2007) Types of private family firms: an exploratory conceptual and empirical analysis. Entrep Reg Dev Int J 19(5):405–431CrossRef

Zellweger TM, Eddleston KA, Kellermanns FW (2010) Exploring the concept of familiness: introducing family firm identity. J Fam Bus Strategy 1(1):54–63CrossRef

Zellweger TM, Nason RS, Nordqvist M, Brush CG (2013) Why do family firms strive for nonfinancial goals? An organizational identity perspective. Entrep Theory Pract 37(2):229–248CrossRef

Titel: Cross-functional patent management in family firms
verfasst von: Florian Jell
Joern H. Block
Joachim Henkel
Frank Spiegel
Hans Zischka
Publikationsdatum: 01.02.2015
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: Journal of Business Economics / Ausgabe 2/2015
Print ISSN: 0044-2372
Elektronische ISSN: 1861-8928
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11573-014-0732-6

Springer Professional

Abstract

Bitte loggen Sie sich ein, um Zugang zu Ihrer Lizenz zu erhalten.

Sie haben noch keine Lizenz? Dann Informieren Sie sich jetzt über unsere Produkte:

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik"

Journal of Business Economics

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"