The Role of Transferors in Improving SMEs’ Technology Capability in Developing Countries

DOI

10.2991/icoi-19.2019.89How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Knowledge and Technology Transfer, Technology Capability, Transferor, SMEs.

Abstract

Technology transfer has widely been considered as a means of improving technology capability. Organisations across the world have been involved in technology transfer programs. In developing countries, small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are regarded as a valuable source of economic growth. However, SMEs are also often thought to have insufficient resources to advance their in-house technology development. Therefore, SMEs require technology transfer programs to increase their technology capability. Numerous technology transfer programs have been applied through government agencies, universities and businesses to improve SMEs technology capability. This study provides empirical data to explain the role of transferors (government, universities, businesses) in the transfer of technology for SMEs. With more than 200 respondents, the results of this study illuminate the involvement of the SMEs in technology transfer programs and role of the transferors in transferring technology.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Fourry Handoko
AU  - Sutanto Hidayat
AU  - Endah Kusuma Rastini
AU  - Maranatha Wijayaningtyas
PY  - 2019/10
DA  - 2019/10
TI  - The Role of Transferors in Improving SMEs’ Technology Capability in Developing Countries
BT  - Proceedings of the 2019 International Conference on Organizational Innovation (ICOI 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 514
EP  - 518
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icoi-19.2019.89
DO  - 10.2991/icoi-19.2019.89
ID  - Handoko2019/10
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