TY - BOOK AU - Leboulanger,Christine AU - Perdrieu-Maudière,Françoise TI - Upgrading creation and industrial property in Japanese cultural model: the case of Sumitomo Electric PY - 2016///. N1 - 84 N2 - Through a technometric analysis of the patents registered by Sumitomo in the area of superconductors, this empirical study reveals its mechanisms of valorisation of creation. Sumitomo’s business model concentrates on four axes: motivation, collaboration, result and acknowledgement. Legal arrangements such as naming the inventors and joint-ownership of patents are its main levers. Therefore, with a changing cultural and legal context, this advanced technology leader has perceived the need to attract and maintain high quality human ressources.JEL Classification: 032 et 034 UR - https://shs.cairn.info/journal-recherches-en-sciences-de-gestion-2016-4-page-47?lang=en ER -