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010 _a 2010937744
020 _a9781409402381 (hardback : alk. paper)
020 _a9781409402398 (ebk. : alk. paper)
040 _aEG-NcFUE
_cDLC
_erda
082 0 _221
_a338.926
_bR.B.C
100 1 _aRicken, Boris.
_eauthor
245 1 4 _aThe competitive advantage of regions and nations :
_btechnology transfer through foreign direct investment /
_cBoris Ricken, George Malcotsis.
264 1 _aBurlington, VT :
_bAshgate Pub. Co.,
_c2011.
300 _axxii, 231 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c25 cm.
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [219]-227) and index.
505 0 _aContents: 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.
520 _aStresses 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.
650 0 _aTechnology transfer
_xEconomic aspects.
650 0 _aInvestments, Foreign.
700 1 _aMalcotsis, George
_eauthor
942 _cBK
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