Title :
Social perspectives on technology transfer
Author :
Perkins, Jane M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Rhetoric and Prof. Commun., Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA, USA
fDate :
12/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The author discusses two books that relate technology transfer to professional communication. Stephen Doheny-Farina (Rhetoric, Innovation Technology: Case Studies in Technology Transfers, MIT Press, 1992) builds an argument for a rhetorical perspective on technology transfer; Frederick Williams and David V. Gibson (Technology Transfer. A Communication Perspective, Sage, 1990) describe the current technology transfer process from a communication perspective. In both books, the reinterpretation of technology transfer suggests enhanced roles for professional communicators
Keywords :
economic and sociologic effects; technical presentation; technology transfer; communication perspective; professional communication; professional communicators; social perspectives; technology transfer; Books; Communications technology; Employment; Environmental economics; Professional communication; Research and development; Rhetoric; Stress; Technological innovation; Technology transfer;
Journal_Title :
Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
