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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | A case study of knowledge protection and diffusion for innovation: managing knowledge in the mobile telephone industry |
Author: | Galvin, P. Rice, J. |
Citation: | International Journal of Technology Management, 2008; 42(4):426-438 |
Publisher: | Inderscience Enterprises Ltd |
Issue Date: | 2008 |
ISSN: | 0267-5730 1741-5276 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Peter Galvin and John Rice |
Abstract: | The standardisation of interfaces in product architectures helps complementary products develop when network externalities are present. However, standardisation may also weaken a technology developer's competitive position when the product knowledge embedded in standardised interfaces becomes accessible, thereby reducing the barriers to entry. Hence, there is a need to simultaneously protect the knowledge that underpins a firm's competitiveness, but also to define the standards that are open to encourage the development of complementary products. In this paper, we analyse different types and levels of knowledge that underpin a product. We apply this analysis to understanding how Nokia and Ericsson maintained their competitive positions during the Global System for Mobile (GSM)-dominated phase of the industry, even though they were instrumental in developing GSM as an entirely open standard. |
DOI: | 10.1504/IJTM.2008.019384 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijtm.2008.019384 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Business School publications |
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