Responding to the rising power “threat”
Pharmaceutical MNEs and the intellectual property “institutional void”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15538994 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rita Horner (0000-0002-8730-2014, University of Manchester, corresponding author), Rory Horner |
| Editors | Rudolf R Sinkovics Dr Mo Yamin |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3/4 |
| Pages | 285-300 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Perspectives on International Business (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1742-2043 • E-ISSN: 1758-6062 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/cpoib-08-2014-0039 |
| OpenAlex | W1597179873 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 35 |
Purpose – This paper aims to explore how established multinational enterprises (MNEs) have responded to the perceived threat from rising power firms by seeking to alter the intellectual property institutional environment in key emerging economies. Design/methodology/approach – The key place of emerging economies in the efforts of established MNEs to seek patent law change is discussed. Two case studies review developments related to pharmaceutical patents in India and South Africa, highlighting the influence of MNEs in driving policy change and the contested nature of their actions. Findings – While India and South Africa both present evidence of MNEs seeking to influence pharmaceutical patent laws, distinct differences emerge. In India, most MNE pressure has been in response to the emergence of an active domestic industry and a patent law oriented towards generic entry, while the MNE priority in South African has been geared towards maintaining MNE dominance and a system which leads to generous granting of patents. Practical implications – Managers and decision-makers seeking to invest in emerging economies must take account of a plethora of institutions present, which may be better suited towards local industrial and consumer interests and may prompt resistance to any established MNE-led attempt at institutional change. Originality/value – The article offers a comparative perspective on pharmaceutical patent laws in India and South Africa, which have been subject to significant contestation by policymakers, civil society organisations and both rising power and established MNEs. The comparison explores and questions the increasingly widespread “institutional void” thesis in international business
Business · Dominance (genetics · Emerging markets · Intellectual property · International business · Multinational corporation · Originality · Political science · Global trade and economics · International Business and FDI · International Development and Aid · Law
Intellectual Property Rights and Economic Development
The futures of critical perspectives on international business
Strategic decoupling, recoupling and global production networks
The Impact of Patents on Innovation, Technology Transfer and Health
Shaping Global Rules
India and the Trips
Business conflict and global politics
The rise of multinationals from the third world
Third World multinationals revisited
Patents and pills, power and procedure
Using Ideas Strategically
Business and Politics in India
The Problems with Patents
Law, Politics, and Access to Essential Medicines in Developing Countries
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |