Danish Researcher Thomas Rønde from Copenhagen Business Schools has published an international study with two others investigating how licensing activity should be organized within large corporations.
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In their study the group show that a decentralized solution where each business unit is responsible for licensing is not as effective as a centralized solution.
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The decentralized business unit lacks motivation to license technologies, but a centralized unit will take better decisions in relation to licensing.
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It’s an interesting argument for creating a centralized licensing unit. This unit will alsom often be more in sync with the overall goals of the company – something which is sometimes neglected by the smaller unit seeking to “promote†the unit first.