Organizing Global Technology Flows: Institutions, Actors, And Processes (routledge International Studies In Business History)
by Pierre-Yves Donzé /
2013 / English / PDF
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Research on the international transfer of technology in economics
and management literature has primarily focused on the role of
countries and that of companies, in particular multinational
enterprises (MNEs). Similarly, economic and business historians
have tended to view international technology transfer as a way
for economically ‘backward’ countries to acquire new technologies
in order to catch up with more developed economies. This volume
provides a more in-depth understanding of how the international
transfer of technologies is organized and, in particular,
challenges the core-periphery model that is still dominant in the
extant literature.
Research on the international transfer of technology in economics
and management literature has primarily focused on the role of
countries and that of companies, in particular multinational
enterprises (MNEs). Similarly, economic and business historians
have tended to view international technology transfer as a way
for economically ‘backward’ countries to acquire new technologies
in order to catch up with more developed economies. This volume
provides a more in-depth understanding of how the international
transfer of technologies is organized and, in particular,
challenges the core-periphery model that is still dominant in the
extant literature.
By looking beyond national systems of innovation, and statistics
on foreign trade, patent registration and foreign direct
investment, the book sheds more light on the variety of actors
involved in the transfer process (including engineers,
entrepreneurs, governments, public bodies, firms, etc.) and on
how they make use of a broad set of national and international
institutions facilitating technology transfer. Put differently,
the volume offers a better understanding of the complexity of
global technology flows by examining the role and actions of the
different actors involved. By bringing together a number of
original case studies covering many different countries over the
period from the late 19th to the 21st century, the book
demonstrates how technology is being transferred through complex
processes, involving a variety of actors from several countries
using the national and international institutional frameworks.
By looking beyond national systems of innovation, and statistics
on foreign trade, patent registration and foreign direct
investment, the book sheds more light on the variety of actors
involved in the transfer process (including engineers,
entrepreneurs, governments, public bodies, firms, etc.) and on
how they make use of a broad set of national and international
institutions facilitating technology transfer. Put differently,
the volume offers a better understanding of the complexity of
global technology flows by examining the role and actions of the
different actors involved. By bringing together a number of
original case studies covering many different countries over the
period from the late 19th to the 21st century, the book
demonstrates how technology is being transferred through complex
processes, involving a variety of actors from several countries
using the national and international institutional frameworks.