Controversies about the Process of Technology Transfer from Public Research Institutions in Brazil: The Case of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - Embrapa



Document title: Controversies about the Process of Technology Transfer from Public Research Institutions in Brazil: The Case of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - Embrapa
Journal: Journal of technology management & innovation
Database: CLASE
System number: 000534191
ISSN: 0718-2724
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Universidade Tecnologica Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil
Year:
Volumen: 9
Number: 3
Pages: 182-195
Country: Chile
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, descriptivo
English abstract This article investigates the process of technology transfer in the Embrapa - Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, one of the most important center for tropical agricultural technology in the world. Our research is survey-based, and a questionnaire was applied to the employees working at strategic and operational level of a research unit of Embrapa. The results demonstrate that the technology transfer from Embrapa needs instruments, standards and standardized strategies. The lack of standardization of the can lead to disjointed actions among professionals and researchers, and may to make the Embrapa is seen in a fragmented form. Is important to explore new alternatives to treat simultaneously the issues of planning, research and development, transfer and communication in order to reset the current model, such as the use of Dual - use of technology transfer, characterized by a strong interaction between the chain production and potential users of the technology
Disciplines: Administración y contaduría
Keyword: Administración de instituciones,
Dirección y control,
Transferencia de tecnología,
Instituciones públicas de investigación,
Brasil,
Embrapa
Keyword: Management of institutions,
Technology transfer,
Public research institutions,
Brazil,
Embrapa
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