Title :
Technology transfer to China: With case studies in the high-speed rail industry
Author :
Chan, Leong ; Aldhaban, Fahad
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. & Technol. Manage., Portland State Univ., Portland, OR, USA
Abstract :
Through a case study of the high-speed rail industry, this paper introduces and compares major determinants of international technology transfer strategies from the perspectives of both technology importers and exporters. The determinants include the economic system, government policy and initiative, social constraints, and technological impetus.
Keywords :
government policies; railway industry; socio-economic effects; strategic planning; technology transfer; China; economic system; government policy; high-speed rail industry; international technology transfer strategies; social constraints; technology exporters; technology importers; Acceleration; Government; International collaboration; Investments; Power generation economics; Rails; Railway engineering; Technological innovation; Technology management; Technology transfer;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering & Technology, 2009. PICMET 2009. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
978-1-890843-20-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-890843-20-5
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.2009.5261772
