IT industry has become patent-intensive due to the rapid advances in technology and the fierce competition among firms. While prior studies indicate financial returns from investments in IT patents are unclear, recent patent wars in IT industry suggest that IT patents may be of great value. We examine the impact of IT patents as an intangible IT resource on firm value in IT industry, while also considering the moderating effect of firms’ innovation orientation (exploitative vs. explorative). Moreover, we examine how environmental uncertainty influences the relationship between firms’ IT patents, innovation orientation, and performance. Our results suggest that the impact of IT patents on firm value is positive and significant. More importantly, we find that this impact varies depending on firms’ innovation orientation. Further, we find that the moderating effect of innovation orientation is influenced significantly by the two dimensions of environmental uncertainty (i.e., competitiveness and dynamism).
목차
Abstract Introduction Related Literature IT Patent as a Key Resource Patent as Real Option Hypotheses Development IT Patent Stock and Firm Value Moderating Role of Environmental Uncertainty Methods Data and Variables Empirical Models and Estimation Procedure Results Discussion and Conclusion References
키워드
IT patentinnovation orientationenvironmental uncertaintyfirm value
저자
Sunghun Chung [ Department of Information Systems, Desautels Faculty of Management McGill University, Montreal, H3A 1G5 CANADA ]
Animesh Animesh [ Department of Information Systems, Desautels Faculty of Management McGill University, Montreal, H3A 1G5 CANADA ]
Kunsoo Han [ Department of Information Systems, Desautels Faculty of Management McGill University, Montreal, H3A 1G5 CANADA ]
Alain Pinsonneault [ Department of Information Systems, Desautels Faculty of Management McGill University, Montreal, H3A 1G5 CANADA ]