A typology of project‐level technology transfer processes
构建了一个项目层面内向技术转移的概念类型学,基于技术不确定性和组织互动两个维度,识别出四种最有效的转移过程类型,并辅以实际案例说明。
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.