Key factors in international technology transfer using joint ventures | |
| Author | Narongsak Buranajaroenkit |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ST-99-61 |
| Subject(s) | Technology transfer Joint ventures Technology transfer Joint ventures |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering. |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Increased complexity of facilities, owner's changing needs, inadequate construction methods, and international competition have created strong demands for advanced construction technology. International joint ventures between contractors in developed and developing countries are recogni zed as effective mechanism of technology transfer. Understanding how factors affect technology transfer processes between contractors in developed and developing countries point of view plays an important role in contributing to success of technology transfer. This study reports on the technology transfer experiences of thirteen foreign contractors: five German, one US, one Korea, and six Japan and seven Thai contractors. The key factors are transferor characteristics, transferee characteristics, communication, documentation, finance, form of transfer technology, government policy, legislation, market conditions, transferee's organization, relationship, resources support, science and technology support, skill, specific obligation, and training. Statistical analyzes were performed to explain the key factors in term of ranking, significance difference opinion between foreign and Thai contractors, groupings, and characterizing of categories the key factors. As a result, the skill of local staff is the most important for contributing successful teclmology transfer. The foreign and Thai contractors have the same opinion toward the key factors. These key factor operate in the following five main groupings: general condition and elementary support, participant characteristic, communication and resources support, relationship and science and technology support, and govenm1ent and transfer mechanism. The useful characterizing of categories key factors was classified by communication mechanism, participant qualification, general condition, relation, and all resources support for evaluate how the key factors affect teclmology transfer in te1111 of these five components. |
| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Structural Engineering (STE) /Former Name = Structural Engineering and Construction (ST) |
| Chairperson(s) | Minato, Takayuki;Minato, Takayuki; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Nill, Kazuyoshi;Manavazhi, Mohan Rai; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Partial Scholarship.; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1999 |