Green Technology Transfer in a Developing Country: Experiences from Vietnam

Abstract

This study explores the transfer of efficient & eco-friendly technologies through the perceptions of both business and technology specialists in four Vietnamese organisations. Twenty-two semi- structured interviews were conducted with business leaders and technology scientists. The interviewees were asked to share their views on the motivations for importing green technology; their familiarity with, knowledge of, and understanding of green technology transfer and the current green technology performance in their organisation. Oliver’s (1991) theoretical framework of actors’ resistance to institutional demands is employed as a theoretical lens to investigate the perceptions of practitioners. Our study suggests that despite some benefits of the adoption of green technology, there are huge concerns over the use and importation of green technology such as the lack of operational tests, the old technologies and the lack of knowledge transfer. This is one of the first studies to explore eco-friendly technology transfers in a developing country from the micro-level perspective of both business and technology practitioners of green technology -recipient organisations.