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2020
Journal Article
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What motivates the engineers to patent?

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A study at the Chinese R&D laboratories of a European MNC
Abstract
Corporate R&D engineers, being usually the initiators of a patent, are important contributors to the patenting performance of their employers. Hence, patenting motives of R&D engineers encompass an interesting and promising research field. However, the literature on patenting motivation of the engineers in the corporate context is scarce. We apply self-determination theory on human motivation to investigate patenting motives of a sample of local R&D engineers in China employed by a European-based multi-national corporation. Factor analysis reveals four groups of motives: ""reward and recognition"", ""reputation and promotion"", ""making a contribution"" and ""interest and sense of achievement"". The results of multiple hierarchical regression show the influence of working climate on ""making a contribution"" and ""interest and sense of achievement"" motivation factors. Implications for patent management are discussed.
Author(s)
Potekhina, Anna
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
Blind, Knut  orcid-logo
Fraunhofer-Institut für Offene Kommunikationssysteme FOKUS  
Journal
The journal of technology transfer  
DOI
10.1007/s10961-018-9707-z
Language
English
Fraunhofer-Institut für Offene Kommunikationssysteme FOKUS  
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI  
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