Management of Filipino Inventors: A Critical Analysis

By Prof. Jesse A. Role, PhD TM

Abstract

This study analyzed the critical issues on management of Filipino inventions considering the following areas: policy implementation, motivational strategies, training and development, linkage with industry, patenting of invention, and promotion of intellectual property rights. It examined the problems and difficulties encountered by the Filipino inventors and science and technology institutions on the management of inventions. It also determined the invention-management programs and practices of successful Filipino inventors and the factors that are perceived to influence current issues on the management of Filipino inventions. The study employed qualitative research designs, such as documentary analysis, key informant interviewing, structured interview and case study participated by six successful inventors, supplemented by quantitative features. It involved thirty-one inventors and eighteen employees of government agencies such as the Intellectual Property Office and the Technology Promotion and Application Institute of the Department of Science and Technology. Data were obtained using a survey questionnaire with open-ended questions and from observation, review of documents such as letters, minutes of meetings, formal policy statements etc., and narratives of inventors. Investigator and methodological triangulation were employed for more scientific and reliable data gathering and analysis procedures.

A FRAMEWORK FOR COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT OF INVENTIONS: THE PHILIPPINE EXPERIENCE

By Prof. Jesse A. Role, PhD TM

Abstract

Technological development is the result of people trying to improve the quality of their lives or trying to extend their horizons.  These people are the inventors and/or innovators who are considered to be the most important ingredient in technology.  They use tools, resources, and processes in order to solve problems or to extend capabilities.  This paper examines critical issues on management of inventions such as policy implementation, motivational strategies, training and development, linkage with industry, patenting of invention, and promotion of intellectual property rights.  Analysis of these issues led to the conclusion that successful management of inventions is a result of collaboration among the educational institutions, government entities, private organizations, and the inventors.  Inventive ideas can only be fostered in educational institutions, the excellent soil for the spread of new ideas.  The inventors’ technological urge to search and create, if supported and nurtured by government and private entities creating an environment conducive to technological endeavors, will result to the desired end product, technology development.

Keywords: collaborative management, technology development, management of inventions, patenting of invention, linkage with industry, intellectual property rights, policy implementation, training and development