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Intellectual Property Rights Management In Small And Medium Size Social Enterprise In Australia, Francina Cantatore, Elizabeth Spencer
Intellectual Property Rights Management In Small And Medium Size Social Enterprise In Australia, Francina Cantatore, Elizabeth Spencer
Francina Cantatore
This paper identifies the role and significance of Intellectual Property (IP) management in small and medium-sized social enterprises (SMSEs) and aims to address a gap in the available literature dealing with IP use and management in social enterprise. The findings are based on the results of a qualitative study undertaken with Australian SMSEs, in the form of in-depth semi-structured interviews. The research identifies how SMSEs view and manage their IP rights, and the significance of these rights in the organisation. The findings suggest that there is a significant lack of IP rights management strategies for protection of IP assets such …
Yours, Mine, And Ours: Managing Intellectual Property In Third Sector Enterprise, Elizabeth Spencer, Francina Cantatore
Yours, Mine, And Ours: Managing Intellectual Property In Third Sector Enterprise, Elizabeth Spencer, Francina Cantatore
Francina Cantatore
Effective intellectual property (IP) management is an important aspect of good governance for any enterprise, but there is little research on IP management in the third sector. This article explores the potential differences in approach to the management of IP in the third sector from both philosophical and practical perspectives. It outlines the challenges in developing, managing and protecting IP, and the many reasons why third sector initiatives may fail to adequately protect and manage IP as effectively as their for-profit counterparts. This article concludes that third sector objectives and IP protection can be reconciled in practice only by balancing …