New Research @
Boston University School of Management
Spring 2006
Focus On:
Bioinformatics and Intellectual Property: Strangers or Strange Bedfellows?
An interview with Iain Cockburn, Everett V. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar
Q: How is the emergence of bioinformatics impacting our understanding of intellectual property?
A: Bioinformatics rests at the intersection of computing and biology, and as such, it straddles two worlds that have traditionally had very different relationships to intellectual property laws. Biotech and pharmaceuticals, on one hand, rely very heavily on IP rights. Without patent protection, the business model of these companies simply would not be viable. Without patents, R&D spending and the pace of innovation in these industries would likely collapse.
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Accounting
Finance & Economics
Information Systems
Jennifer Howard-Grenville and Paul Carlile: The Incompatibility of Knowledge Regimes: Consequences of the Material World for Cross-Domain Work. European Journal of Information Systems (special issue on Knowing in Practice).
Marketing
Susan Fournier, C. T. Allen, and F. Miller: Brands and Their Meaning Makers. In Handbook of Consumer Psychology, edited by Curits P. Haugtvedt, Paul M. Herr, and Frank R. Kardes. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Frederic Brunel, M. R. Nelson, M. Suppehellen, and R. V. Manchanda: Effects of Culture, Gender and Moral Obligations on Responses to Charity Advertising Across Masculine and Feminine Cultures. Journal of Consumer Psychology.
C.B.Bhattacharya, S. Sen, and D. Korschun: The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Strengthening Multiple Stakeholder Relationships: A Field Experiment. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science.
Lisa Abendroth and K. Diehl: Now or Never: Effects of Limited Purchase Opportunities on Patterns of Regret Over Time. Journal of Consumer Research.
Operations & Technology Management
Organizational Behavior
Sushil Vachani, Fred Foulkes, and J. Zaslow: Global Sourcing of Talent: Implications for the U.S. Workforce. The New American Workplace, edited by E. E. Lawler and J. O’Toole (forthcoming 2007).
Jennifer Howard-Grenville and Paul Carlile: The Incompatibility of Knowledge Regimes: Consequences of the Material World for Cross-Domain Work. European Journal of Information Systems (special issue on Knowing in Practice).
Jennifer Howard-Grenville: Inside the ‘Black Box’: How Organizational Culture Informs Attention and Action on Environmental Issues. Organization & Environment.
Strategy & Policy
Sushil Vachani and S. Jain: The role of multinationals in alleviating global poverty. In MNCs and Global Poverty Reduction. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Sushil Vachani, N. Craig Smith, and S. Jain: Socially responsible pricing: lessons from the pricing of AIDS drugs in developing countries. In MNCs and Global Poverty Reduction. Edward Elgar Publishers.
Sushil Vachani: Introduction. In Transformations in Global Governance: Implications for Multinationals and other Stakeholders. Edward Elgar Publishers.
Sushil Vachani, Fred Foulkes, and J. Zaslow: Global Sourcing of Talent: Implications for the U.S. Workforce. The New American Workplace, edited by E. E. Lawler and J. O’Toole (forthcoming 2007).
Working Papers
Accounting
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Frederic Brunel and Jonathan Hibbard: Using Innovations in Student Teaming to Leverage Cross-Functional and Marketing Learning: Evidence from a Fully Integrated Undergraduate Core. Download (pdf)
Frederic Brunel and A. T. Alon: Rediscovering Word-Of-Mouth: an Analysis of Word-of-Mouth Talk in an Online Community. Download (pdf)
Frederic Brunel and A. T. Alon: Interaction Dynamics in an Online Community: A Longitudinal Analysis of Communication Genres. Download (pdf)
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