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标题：Sources of economic renewal: from the traditional firm to the knowledge firm
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作者：Diego Rodriguez-Palenzuela
期刊名称：Euro Area Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics
印刷版ISSN：1830-3420
电子版ISSN：1830-3439
出版年度：2001
出版社：European Central Bank
摘要：We. build. on. the. imperfection. of. intellectual. property. rights. as. the. central. motivation. for. the organization.of.firms...There.are.several.characteristics.specific.to.a.theory.of.the.firm.grounded.on the.absence.of.intellectual.property.rights:.monetary.incentive.schemes.arise.naturally.as.a.element of.the.organization.and.strategy.of.the.firm,.since.profits.are.verifiable;.firm.s.boundaries.and.the degree.of.centralization.respond.to.the.same.economic.principle;.the.sunk.cost.of.physical.assets plays.a.role.of..anchoring..non-patentable.knowledge.inside.the.firm,.improving.the.appropriability of.intellectual.capital..Moreover,.the.model.implies. that..small..changes.in.primitives.(particularly small.reductions.in.entry.costs).may.have.drastic.implications.in.organizations,.inducing.firms.to.shift from. a. strategy. of. building. up. physical. capital,. which. improves. appropriability,. to. a. strategy. of reliance.on.employee..empowerment..(under.which.employees.combine.equity.holding.with.being fully. informed. ).. .The. former. strategy. is. characterized. instead. by. flat. wages. and. by. employees. restricted.access.to.the.intellectual.capital.of.the.firm..The.model.may.shed.light.in.the.theoretical explanation.of.observed.industrial.restructuring.