Technology Transfer by Multinational Firms: The Resource Cost of Transferring Technological Know-How
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D. J. Teece; Technology Transfer by Multinational Firms: The Resource Cost of Transferring Technological Know-How, The Economic Journal, Volume 87, Issue 346, 1
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These transfer costs declined with each subsequent transfer and with the experience of the recipient.
“These costs declined with each subsequent transfer and with the experience of the recipient of the technology.”
From Knowledge of the Firm and the Evolutionary Theory of the Multinational Corporation (1993) · cites this paper as Teece [1977]
Empirical studies of technology transfer support the proposition that characteristics of knowledge determine the costs and mode of transfer.
“Empirical studies of technology transferclearly support the proposition that the characteristics of knowledge determinethe costs and mode of transfer.”
From Knowledge of the Firm and the Evolutionary Theory of the Multinational Corporation (1993) · cites this paper as Teece [1977]
Technology is not a public good; Teece estimated transfer costs range from 2% to 59% of total costs of the twenty-seven projects he analyzed.
“In a seminal paper, Teece [1977] established that technology is not a public good, estimating the costs of transfer to range from 2% to 59% of total costs of the twenty-seven projects he analyzed.”
From Knowledge of the Firm and the Evolutionary Theory of the Multinational Corporation (1993) · cites this paper as Teece [1977]
Teece found that the principal determinants of transfer costs are previous experience with transferring the technology, the age of the technology, and the number of firms using similar technologies.
“As cited earlier, Teece [1977] found that the principal determinants of transfer costs are the degree of previous experience with transferringthe technology, the age of the technology, and the numberof firms using similar technologies.”
From Knowledge of the Firm and the Evolutionary Theory of the Multinational Corporation (1993) · cites this paper as Teece [1977]
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- Authors
- Teece, D. J.
- Affiliations
- Stanford University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Teece, D. J.
- ORCID
- Teece, D. J.
- Venue
- The Economic Journal
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1977-06
- Volume
- 87
- Issue
- 346
- Pages
- 242
- ISSN
- 0013-0133 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3021371381
- Cited by
- 1,464
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 29.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Economic Journal (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › International Business and FDI
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Innovation and Knowledge Management
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › General Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Global trade and economics
- Keywords
- technology transfer, multinational corporations, technological knowledge, resource costs, international technology diffusion
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