A typology of project-level technology transfer processes |
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Authors: | Gregory N Stock Mohan V Tatikonda |
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Institution: | a College of Business, Operations Management and Information Systems Department, Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, IL 60115, USA;b Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, McColl Building, CB #3490, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3490, USA |
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Abstract: | This paper develops a conceptual typology of inward technology transfer (ITT), which explicitly considers technology transfer at the project, rather than the firm, level of analysis. Building on extant technology management literature and the organizational theories of information processing and interdependence, we carefully characterize the three dimensions of the typology: the technology uncertainty of the technology that is transferred, the organizational interaction between the technology source and recipient, and transfer effectiveness. Appropriate matches of technology uncertainty and organizational interaction result in four archetypal cases called “transfer process types”, which represent the most effective approaches to technology transfer. Real-life examples of effective and ineffective matches are presented, and implications of the typology for future research and practice are discussed. |
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Keywords: | Technology transfer Technological innovation Configurational research Project management Information processing theory Interdependence theory |
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