Abstract
Companies are faced with difficulties regarding the efficiency of their intellectual property, stemming from both the unsuitable choice of individual (formal or informal) protection mechanisms as well as their sub-optimal use. In this article we present a way in which the activity table technique may be a useful, comprehensive, holistic, but still relatively simple way for intellectual property protection processes' improvement; allowing us to find bottle-necks and ways to avoid them as well as include a systematic element into processes usually riddled by informality and accompanied by a high level of uncertainty. In doing this, we highlight the steps and considerations that are needed in order to be able to use the activity table.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Applications of ICT in Social Sciences |
Editors | Biljana Mileva Boshkoska |
Place of Publication | Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien |
Publisher | Peter Lang |
Pages | 129-138 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783653053043 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783631660171 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 31 May 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Activity table
- Intellectual property processes
- Process modeling
- SMEs