Knowledge Adoption

To encourage more and higher-quality content, some knowledge platforms have started to pay contributors. It is unclear, however, whether and how such monetary incentives affect users’ contribution to non-paid (“free”) knowledge activities. Answering this question is important because consumers benefit from both paid and non-paid knowledge. We study the ... 阅读更多

For Chinese firms, gaining patents for innovations may be a promising way to gain influence in the international arena, according to HKUST’s Jiatao Li and a co-researcher. Such patents act as a powerful signal of technological quality and market potential for U.S. firms who seek to introduce such innovations at home. This research offers novel insights into ... 阅读更多