Olli Martikainen

Model for the Benefit Analysis of ICT

17th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2011, Detroit)   Publication year:2011 Pages: 10 Language:English Other articles 610  

Europe Lagging Behind in ICT Evolution: Patenting Trends of Leading ICT Companies

In this paper, we examine new Internet ecosystem strategies through compre-hensive OECD PATSTAT patent data analyses focusing on mobile operating system software firms. We also describe current patent disputes between mobile hardware firms and mobile operating system software firms in the US and their relevant intellectual property in order to highlight the changes and decisions

The Impact of Technological and Non-Technological Innovations on Firm Growth

This study investigates the relationship between innovations and firm growth, based on the data of Finnish firms operating in the software industry. We find that in terms of turnover and employment, firms with only technological innovations do not grow more rapidly than other firms. However, firm growth is positively associated with the combination of technological

The software industry in Finland

The purpose of this paper is to assess the current state of the software industry in Finland. The GDP share of the IT industry in Finland has doubled during the last 10 years, being currently approximately 2 percent. In 2006, the Finnish IT industry consisted of approximately 8000 firms with 46 000 employees, of which