Mergers in Innovation Competition: A Contest Framework with Knowledge Spillovers

This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Claus van der Velden analyses various strategic aspects of mergers by applying microeconomic models of patent contests. He draws attention to the effects of mergers on the willingness to invest in R&D and on innovation profitability and shows that the organization of the R&D activities after a merger has a significant impact on the transaction’s profitability. The study also considers the consequences of knowledge spillovers in innovation processes for R&D costs and thus for a merger’s outcome.