An ISM approach for analyzing the factors in technology transfer

Mohammad Mahdavi Mazdeh,Abdolmajid Kahrizi,Mohammad Ali Shafia,Reza Bandarian

doi:10.5267/j.dsl.2015.4.004

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Technology transfer, from research and technology organizations (RTOs) toward local industries, is considered as one of important and significant strategies for countries' industrial development. In addition to recover the enormous costs of research and development for RTOs, successful technology transfer from RTOs toward local firms forms technological foundations and develop the ability to enhance the competitiveness of firms. Better understanding of sfactors influencing process of technology transfer RTOs andhelps local firms prioritize and manage their resources in an effective and efficient way to maximize the success of technology transfer. This paper aims to identify important effective factors in technology transfer from Iranian RTOs and provides a comprehensive model, which indicate the interactions of these factors. In this regard, first, research background is reviewed and Cummings and Teng’s model (2003) [Cummings, J. L., & Teng, B. -S. (2003). Transferring R&D knowledge: The key factors affecting knowledge transfer success.

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In the era of knowledge-based economy, acquiring new technology becomes crucial to enhance firm’s competitive advantage (Lai, 2011; Lin et al, 2002)
This paper aims to identify important effective factors in technology transfer from Iranian research and technology organizations (RTOs) and provides a comprehensive model, which indicate the interactions of these factors
Since knowledge/technology transfer from RTOs to local firms is a type of inter-organization transfer, therefor the present paper focused on this area in the literature

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In the era of knowledge-based economy, acquiring new technology becomes crucial to enhance firm’s competitive advantage (Lai, 2011; Lin et al, 2002). A firm can do inhouse Research and Development (R&D) or transferring technologies from external sources (Lai & Tsai, 2009). Firms’ utilization of external sources of necessary skills through technology transfer process, more precisely from Research and Technology Organizations (RTOs), has grown rapidly since late 1980s (Barge-Gil & Modrego, 2011). RTOs are considered as important and useful components of the national innovation system (Leitner, 2005). These firms have different outputs ranging from basic research to product development or technical services and engineering (AlborsGarrigos et al, 2010). Technology transfer from RTOs to local firms may lead to enhance the competitiveness of national economic sectors. RTOs through effective commercialization of technological achievements produce new sources of incomes for their activities and represent their relevance to social and economic development (Sharif & Baark, 2011)

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