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" Corporate intellectual property flows from the UK and USA into China : "
Yang, Deli
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Latin Dissertation
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1096855
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TLets488436
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Yang, Deli
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Corporate intellectual property flows from the UK and USA into China :\ Yang, Deli
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University of Manchester : UMIST
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2001
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2001
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Ph.D.
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An intellectual property system was established in China in 1985. Since then, the meritsand drawbacks of the system have become apparent in both theory and practice. Despitethe fact that a great deal has been written about the Chinese intellectual property system,systematic studies of the subject are still scarce, especially from a corporatemanagement perspective.The current empirical research has two aims. First, it is to evaluate the problems UKand US multinational enterprises have encountered as a consequence of their intellectualproperty flows into different enterprises in China. Second, it is to suggest methods ofavoiding future problems. The overall rationale for the research is that it fills a void inour understanding of intellectual property rights in China, particularly from a corporateperspective. It is important to draw upon a variety of discipline approaches whenexploring these issues, which are influenced by the political context, the legislativeframework, economic factors and the existence of cultural differences.In order to set context, the thesis reports on the existing literature and undertakes a fairlyextensive examination of trends from secondary data sources. The core of the research,however, is a combination of an empirical survey and case studies. In total, 183companies from the UK, US and China have been targeted using postal questionnaires,from which 51 valid responses were received. The study also utilises the results of afurther 30 telephone interviews, 18 personal interviews, and over 100 email exchangesfor research purposes. In addition, the thesis reports on three representative cases. Theanalysis is mainly qualitative, with some basic statistical analysis of the resulting data.Simple tabulations, pictographs and photographs are adopted to present the empiricalresults, based on a problem-cause -solution model.The results indicate that the majority of the companies interviewed had encountereddifficulties, mainly relating to government organisations and Chinese companies orpartners. Half of them had still not resolved their problems. The results alsodemonstrate that the two major barriers to intellectual property flows are judicialenforcement and technology control. In relation to solutions, the research shows thatconsultation; including commercial settlement, has been the most viable means ofresolving problems, and that judicial enforcement has proved unreliable. Theconclusions contain eleven suggestions for future practice amongst companies involvedwith intellectual property flows.
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