Technology Transfer in International Business (A Research Book from the International Business Education and Research Program, University of Southern California)

This important collection examines the means by which technological knowledge is transferred from countries that develop it to those who need it. Written by well-known authorities and derived from a conference held at the University of California and sponsored by IBEAR (International Business Education Research Program), the contributions focus on the transfer of technology from Western countries to Asian countries. Contents......Page 12 1. International Business and the Transborder Movement of Technology: A Dialectic Perspective......Page 20 2. The Implications of Global Integration for the National Control of Technology......Page 44 3. The Changing Nature of United States Government Policy on the Transfer of Strategic Technology: An Overview......Page 52 4. Technology Transfer and Economic Growth: A Historical Perspective on Current Developments......Page 71 5. Education and Technology Transfer: Recipient Point of View......Page 94 6. Technology Transfer in High-Technology Industries......Page 118 7. Technology Transfer in Strategic Alliances: Competitive Collaboration and Organizational Learning......Page 136 8. Technology Transfer and Sino-Japanese Relations......Page 158 9. China and Opportunities for Economic Development Through Technology Transfer......Page 174 10. Assessing Success in the United States–China Technology Transfer......Page 191 11. Comparing Japanese and American Technology Transfer in China: Assessing the "Fit" Between Foreign Firms and Chinese Enterprises......Page 208 12. Pros and Cons of International Technology Transfer: A Developing Country's View......Page 238 13. Improving the Pattern of Technology Transfers and Trade Between the United States and Japan......Page 255 14. Industrial Buying Behavior in the Peoples Republic of China: The Yin and Yang of Buyer–Seller Relationships in a Centrally Planned Economy......Page 268 Appendix 1......Page 285 Appendix 2. A Brief Introduction to the China Tiajin Scientific and Technical Exchange Center with Foreign Countries (TSTEC)......Page 286 Conclusion......Page 288 K......Page 290 W......Page 291 Z......Page 292 C......Page 293 E......Page 294 I......Page 295 M......Page 296 O......Page 297 S......Page 298 T......Page 299 Z......Page 300 Focusing upon the transfer of technology from Western countries to Asian countries, the book demonstrates the parallels that occur (both at a micro organizational level, and a broader macro economic level) between the actions commonly thought to constitute the realm of international business; and the people, products, and processes comprising technology transfer. This is a book on the means by which technological knowledge is transferred from countries that develop it to those that need it, but have not yet been able to develop it on their own. The focus is on the transfer of technology from Western countries to Asian countries