Title: Closing the performance gap through technology transfer: linking theory and practice

Authors: Gloria Lee

Addresses: Aston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham, UK

Abstract: A framework of analysis is offered in which the key elements of an organisation are related to a firm|s capacity to close the performance gap between existing and desired performance. Using this framework, technology transfer as a strategy for technological change is examined through the experiences of one company, a foundry, which sought to change products and processes, as a means of rebuilding competitive advantage.

Keywords: iron foundry; quality improvements; technological change; technology management; technology transfer.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.1993.025772

International Journal of Technology Management, 1993 Vol.8 No.3/4/5, pp.236 - 243

Published online: 24 May 2009 *

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