TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND BUSINESS ENTERPRISE

by David J. Jeremy

Overview

This important volume illustrates the diversity of scholarship which has been directed towards understanding the complex process of technology transfer in its business context. The first part considers the theory and process of technology transfer as developed by economists, sociologists and historians. The remainder of the volume presents essays and excerpts on the agencies of technology transfer: artisans and professionals, the state, private business and multinational enterprise. The papers range from the eighteenth century to the present and cover industries from coal and textiles to computers and motor vehicles, in countries as diverse as Britain, the US, Japan, South Korea and India.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781852787271
Publisher:	Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication date:	03/01/1994
Series:	The International Library of Critical Writings in Business History series , #9
Pages:	712
Product dimensions:	6.62(w) x 9.62(h) x (d)

About the Author

Edited by David J. Jeremy, formerly Reader in Business History, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

Editorial Reviews

'As a student text it is invaluable, both for its saving in time and effort in searching for disparate sources and for its editorial introduction setting each of the readings in context.'

Maurice Kirby