The False S-curve Shaped by Licensing Agreements

According to Foster (1986), technological progress naturally forms an S-curve. However, this study examines the progress of manufacturable sheet glass thickness using the float process and reveals that license agreements with grant-back clauses shape technological progress, indicated by an S-curve....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Masamichi OGAMI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Global Business Research Center 2015-12-01
Series:Annals of Business Administrative Science
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/abas/14/6/14_351/_pdf/-char/en