The research paper “Protecting Intellectual Property and Appropriating Value from Innovations in Weak Appropriability Regimes,” is the winner of the 2021 Maurice Holland Award.

This is a prestigious honor.

The Maurice Holland Award recognizes the best paper published in Research-Technology Management (RTM) in a given year and honors IRI’s founder, Maurice Holland. The award was established in 1982 to foster excellence in research.

Papers are judged by RTM’s Board of Editors according to the criteria of significance to the field of R&D and innovation management; originality of new management concepts; and excellence in clarity of presentation.

The Maurice Holland Award is traditionally awarded at the IRI Annual Conference.