Dynamics of firm-level technological capabilities in an LDC-a conceptual model

Author

Babu, G. N Mohan ; Ganesh, L.S.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Humanities & Social Sci., Indian Inst. of Technol., Madras, India

fYear

1997

fDate

27-31 Jul 1997

Firstpage

341

Lastpage

344

Abstract

Specific studies are needed on firm-level technological capabilities (FTC) in less-developed countries (LDCs). Unlike macro-level issues related to FTC, which have received considerable research attention, micro-level issues are yet to receive the attention they deserve. This paper proposes a micro-level conceptual model for understanding the dynamics of FTC in the Indian capital goods sector. The model leads to several hypotheses about the nature of inter-relationships between FTC and the relevant firm-level factors

Keywords

research and development management; technology transfer; India; R&D management; capital goods sector; firm-level technological capabilities; less-developed countries; micro-level conceptual model; Assembly; Design engineering; Distributed control; Engineering management; Environmental economics; Flexible manufacturing systems; Industrial engineering; Production; Research and development; Technology management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology

Conference_Location

Portland, OR

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3574-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PICMET.1997.653402

Filename

653402