International Technology Transfer from the Recipient's Perspective:

This paper first examines potential technology transfer dimensions from the international technology recipient's perspectives. Based on the developed dimensions the study then explores the characteristics among different technology dimension pursuers. The empirical results show that the technology transfer should at least include four dimensions-product embodied, process embodied, training related, and know-how technology. The study also finds that know-how technology pursuers tend to have more experiences (noth as individuals and as companies) about the pursuing technologies, be in smaller organizations, and pursue quality improvement, while hard (product and process embodied) technology pursuers tend to have less experiences (both as individuals and companies) about the pursuing technologies, be in larger organizations, and want to solve the current production problems they encountered.