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Abstract

This study is both to review the many excellent discussions of the issue of transfer of technology which has appeared in recent years, and to comment on some which are less excellent; it is also to see the extent to which these discussions lend themselves to the burning issue of effective management (i.e. acquisition and utilisation) of technology in developing countries.

For ease of application, the study examines Nigerian technology transfer practices from a perspective that is organised around the principles and practices of the government, top executives, and middle management, and the ways in which these groups of personnel can be helped to vitualise their problems in managing technological innovation.

The study also incorporates two comparative sub-studies of how some advance countries organise for innovation, and how they predict, avoid and/or tackle technological problems that are similar to those identified in developing countries.

The resultant of the study is therefore a set of recommendations comprising:-
(i) a procedural model for acquiring (foreign) technology,
(ii) how to effect better diffusion of technology and its-know-how, and
(iii) ways and means of making available technology effective.

Publication Type:	Thesis (Doctoral)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management T Technology > T Technology (General)
Departments:	Bayes Business School Bayes Business School > Bayes Business School Doctoral Theses Doctoral Theses

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