The competitive advantage of regions and nations : technology transfer through foreign direct investment /
Ricken, Boris.
The competitive advantage of regions and nations : technology transfer through foreign direct investment / Boris Ricken, George Malcotsis. - xxii, 231 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-227) and index.
Contents: Preface; Introduction; Part I Theoretical Foundations: Understanding technology; The importance of technology; Theories of technology transfer; Foreign direct investment; FDI and technology transfer. Part II Practical Process: An overview on the practical process of technology transfer; Developing a technology strategy; Gathering information on technologies; Technology assessment; Technology attraction; Technology absorption; Technology application; Performance measurement; Integrated case-studies; Summary and conclusions; References; Index.
Stresses that companies, investment promotion agencies, and government bodies cannot simply sit and wait until new technologies arrive in their domain; rather, they need to manage the identification, assessment, attraction, absorption and application of new technologies.
9781409402381 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781409402398 (ebk. : alk. paper)
2010937744
Technology transfer--Economic aspects.
Investments, Foreign.
338.926 / R.B.C
The competitive advantage of regions and nations : technology transfer through foreign direct investment / Boris Ricken, George Malcotsis. - xxii, 231 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-227) and index.
Contents: Preface; Introduction; Part I Theoretical Foundations: Understanding technology; The importance of technology; Theories of technology transfer; Foreign direct investment; FDI and technology transfer. Part II Practical Process: An overview on the practical process of technology transfer; Developing a technology strategy; Gathering information on technologies; Technology assessment; Technology attraction; Technology absorption; Technology application; Performance measurement; Integrated case-studies; Summary and conclusions; References; Index.
Stresses that companies, investment promotion agencies, and government bodies cannot simply sit and wait until new technologies arrive in their domain; rather, they need to manage the identification, assessment, attraction, absorption and application of new technologies.
9781409402381 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781409402398 (ebk. : alk. paper)
2010937744
Technology transfer--Economic aspects.
Investments, Foreign.
338.926 / R.B.C