The Competence Accumulation Process in the Technology Transference Strategy



Document title: The Competence Accumulation Process in the Technology Transference Strategy
Journal: BAR - Brazilian Administration Review
Database: CLASE
System number: 000337215
ISSN: 1807-7692
Authors: 1
2
Institutions: 1KNAPP Sudamérica Ltda., Curitiba, Parana. Brasil
2Universidade Federal do Parana, Centro de Pesquisa e Pos-Graduacao em Administracao, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil
Year:
Season: Abr-Jun
Volumen: 5
Number: 2
Pages: 125-138
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, descriptivo
English abstract The present article evaluates and measures the technological competence accumulation in an automation area enterprise to distribution centers, Knapp Sudamérica Logistic and Automation Ltd, in the interval of the technology transference process previous period (1998-2001) and during the technology transference process (2002-2005). Therefore, based on an individual case study, the study identified the technology transference strategy and mechanism accorded between the head office and the branch office, the technological functions and activities developed by the receiver and, at last, the critical factors present in this process. The technological competences accumulation exam was accomplished based on an analytical structure existent in the literature that was adapted to the researched segment analysis. The obtained results showed that the planed, organized, controlled and continuous effort to generating and disseminating knowledge allowed the enterprise to speed up the accumulation process of technological competences promoting the converting of this process from individual level to the organizational one: besides, it also allowed the identification of barriers and facilitators involved in this process
Disciplines: Ciencia y tecnología
Keyword: Tecnología,
Transferencia de tecnología,
Competencias tecnológicas,
Proceso de aprendizaje,
Aprendizaje
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