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A cross-cultural analysis of intellectual asset protection in SMEs: the effect of environmental scanning

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Date
2010
Dewey
Direction d'entreprise
Sujet
National cultural values; Environmental scanning; Intellectual property protection
JEL code
O34
Journal issue
Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
Volume
17
Number
2
Publication date
2010
Article pages
167-183
Publisher
Emerald
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14626001011041193
URI
https://basepub.dauphine.fr/handle/123456789/5034
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Author
Bérard, Céline
Vidot-Delerue, Hélène
Type
Article accepté pour publication ou publié
Abstract (EN)
Purpose – This paper aims to examine the effect of national culture on the capacity of small and medium-sized biotechnology enterprises to protect their intellectual assets by analysing the mediator role of environmental scanning behaviour. The extent to which environmental scanning behaviour helps firms protect their intellectual assets is investigated, and the effects of national cultural values on environmental scanning behaviour are analysed. Design/methodology/approach – The hypotheses are tested with survey data from 123 biotechnology SMEs located in fourteen countries. Findings – Environmental scanning appears to be an important step in the intellectual property strategy, as it enhances the firm's capacity to protect its intellectual assets. Nevertheless, our results show that firms located in cultures with high uncertainty avoidance, high power distance and low individualism do more scanning, whereas the capacity to protect intellectual assets is perceived as more important in firms located in cultures with low uncertainty avoidance, low power distance and high individualism. Research limitations/implications – Certain limitations should be noted. For instance, the research is based on cross-sectional data, which provides limited insight into the temporal aspects of dynamic environments. Practical implications – This study has important implications for practitioners. It demonstrates that, in international working relationships, cultural values have a direct effect on environmental scanning behaviour, and hence an indirect effect on intellectual property (IP) protection capability. Given the strategic importance of scanning and IP for innovative firms, the results could help managers make strategic decisions, specifically in R&D internationalization through decentralization or partnership. Originality/value – Although few studies have empirically analysed the role of environmental scanning in a particular domain, such as intellectual property strategic management, or adopted a comparative cross-cultural design to do so, we investigate the role of environmental scanning in intellectual property strategy from a cross-cultural perspective.

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