It is axiomatic that technical progress is a major contributor to the economic growth of nations. Developing countries with scarce indigenous technological capabilities must of necessity resort to importing technology as a principal means of incorporating technical change into their productive structure. Over the past 20 years, considerable research has been undertaken on the costs, effectiveness, limitations, and approprtateness of technology transfer to developing countries. One aspect of the research findings is that contractual arrangements for technology transfer are frequently circumscribed by various restrictive clauses aimed at preserving the suppliers’ technological monopoly, which have the effect of inhibiting the recipients’ effective assimilation. adaptation and generation of technology. These findings have been corroborated in the case of the Caribbean by examination of the terms of technology agreements in Guyana. Trinidad and Jamaica in the 1970s (Odle. 1979; Odle and Arthur. 1985). and Trinidad in the 1980s (McGuire and Joseph, 1985). One limitation of this type of research is that other, noncontractual, methods of accessing technology used by local enterprises are not evaluated. By focusing on contractual transfer, which tends to reflect the imperfect nature of technology markets and the superior bargaining power of suppliers. a partial and unrepresentative picture of the total technology transfer situation of the country may be created. Even where a formal contract is found, its terms may not be an accurate or adequate reflection of the actual technological behavior of suppliers and recipients. In addition, examination of a written agreement does not capture the nuances of the ongoing business relationships between the two parties, or their motivations especially the motivations of the recipient enterprises in entering into agreements considered unfavorable from the broader social or national point of view. Partly to compensate for such limitations. another stream of research has utilized the case study method. By examining the technological behavior and performance of a single enterprise over a period of time, researchers have been able to gain valuable insights into the processes of technological learning, in-plant technical change, successful bargaining strategies, and the motivations and strategies of management (Maxwell. 1977; Dahlman, 1978; Hoffman. 1986). A further