IBS Lunchtime Research Seminar - Licensing of foreign technology to periphery country firms: An ability-motivation-opportunity framework

You are cordially invited to attend an IBS lunchtime research seminar by Dr Guus Hendricks, Amsterdam Business School. Please join us in Room 108, Henley Business School. If you have not received the email invite please email Angie Clark.

Please make sure you let me know in advance if you intend to attend in person so that the correct amount of catering is booked.

Title: Licensing of foreign technology to periphery country firms: An ability-motivation-opportunity framework

Date: Wednesday 25^th January 2023

Time: 13.00 – 14.15pm

Teams – A Teams link to the seminar is included for those who cannot attend in person, however attendance in person is preferred.

Abstract:

Previous work has established that licensing agreements serve as an important tool for periphery country firms to access valuable foreign technology with which they can improve innovation performance. Few studies, however, addressed the question which of those firms sign such agreements in the first place. Building on a recent study that sheds light on this question, this paper shows that motivation and opportunity matter for periphery country firms’ participation in international technology licensing, in addition to ability signalling. Moreover, it finds that when such firms simultaneously signal their ability, are more motivated to obtain foreign technologies, and have greater opportunities to do so, the likelihood of participation in international technology licensing is greatest. These findings also indicate that there is a selection effect among potential licensees, which may have biased.