Technology transfer projects in developing countries - furthering the Project Management perspectives
By: SAAD, Mohammed
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Contributor(s): CICMIL, Svetlana | GREENWOOD, Margaret.
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ArticlePublisher: 2002Subject(s): Technology Transfer | País em Desenvolvimento | Turnkey and "product-in-hand" projects | Multiple Perspective FrameworkInternational Journal of Project Management 20, 8, p. 617-625Abstract: This paper attempts to broaden the analysis of the technology transfer phenomenon by refocusing research attention on the level of performance assessment of technology transfer projects. An holistic evaluation framework based on the considerations of an extended Project Life Cycle model is proposed to overcome some of the shortcomings of conventional approaches to project evaluation. This also reinforces the need for open systems thinking in assessing and managing risk of technology transfer projects. The discssion is based on two case studies which articlulate the experiences with two integrated mechanisms of technology transfer used in Algeria from 1965 to 1990: turnkey and "product-in-hand". The aim is to gain a better understanding of the processes of technology transfer and to contribute to the improvement of associated managerial practices in developing economies
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This paper attempts to broaden the analysis of the technology transfer phenomenon by refocusing research attention on the level of performance assessment of technology transfer projects. An holistic evaluation framework based on the considerations of an extended Project Life Cycle model is proposed to overcome some of the shortcomings of conventional approaches to project evaluation. This also reinforces the need for open systems thinking in assessing and managing risk of technology transfer projects. The discssion is based on two case studies which articlulate the experiences with two integrated mechanisms of technology transfer used in Algeria from 1965 to 1990: turnkey and "product-in-hand". The aim is to gain a better understanding of the processes of technology transfer and to contribute to the improvement of associated managerial practices in developing economies
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