Technology Transfer in International Business

From the business historian's angle, this is both a stimulating and a frustrating collection of essays.

• Preface; Tamir Agmon & Mary Ann Von Glinow: Part I: Introduction; Dennis F. Simon: International business and the transborder movement of technology: a dialectical perspective; Stephen J. Kobrin: The implications of global integration for the national control of technology; Alexander Good: The changing nature of U.S. government policy on the transfer of strategic technology: an overview; Raj Aggarwal: Technology transfer and economic growth: a historical perspective on current developments; Tamir Agmon & Mary Ann Von Glinow: Part II: Introduction; Yair Aharoni: Education and technology transfer: recipient point of view; Everett M. Rogers & Tomas W. Valente: Technology transfer in high technology; Vladimir Pucik: Technology transfer in strategic alliances: competitive collaboration and organizational learning; Tamir Agmon & Mary Ann Von Glinow: Part III: Introduction: Martha Caldwell Harris: Technology transfer and Sino-Japanese relations; William A. Fischer: China and opportunities for economic development through technology transfer; Mary Ann Von Glinow, Otto Schnepp, & Arvind Bhambri: Assessing success in U.S.-China technology transfer; Roy F. Grow: Comparing Japanese and American technology transfer in China: assessing the "fit" between foreign firms and Chinese enterprises; Kim Linsu: Pros and cons of international technology transfer: a developing country's view; Bela Gold: Improving the pattern of technology transfers and trade betweem the U.S. and Japan; Wesley J. Johnson: Industrial buying behavior in the People's Republic of China: the yin and yang of buyer-seller relationships in a centrally-planned economy; Tamir Agmon & Mary Ann Von Glinow: Conclusion