Mohammed Saad is a professor of innovation and technology management. He is now a professor emeritus at the Bristol Business School (University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom) and an associate researcher at the Centre de Recherche d’Economie Appliquée et de Développement (CREAD) in Algeria. His research focuses on the key determinants of the process of knowledge exchange and the role of the university within a system of innovation. His research activity spans several fields – mainstream operations management, innovation and technology management and more global policy related issues of knowledge development, transfer and institutional collaborative learning. He is engaged with interesting projects and initiatives relevant to academics, practitioners and policy-makers.Contact: Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Frenchay, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK.

• Chapter 1 Innovation Process and Influential FactorsChapter 2 Technology Transfer and DevelopmentChapter 3 Algerian Strategy for Technology TransferChapter 4 Case Study 1: The National Enterprise of Electronics Industry (NEEI)Chapter 5 Case Study 2: The National Enterprise of Farm Machinery (NEFM)Chapter 6 The Organisational Frameworks of NEEI and NEFMChapter 7 The Learning Process in NEEI and NEFMChapter 8 Effective Acquisition of Technology through Organisational ChangesChapter 9 Technology Transfer: a dynamic process of learning and organisational adaptation

Mohammed Saad is a professor of innovation and technology management. He is now a professor emeritus at the Bristol Business School (University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom) and an associate researcher at the Centre de Recherche d’Economie Appliquée et de Développement (CREAD) in Algeria. His research focuses on the key determinants of the process of knowledge exchange and the role of the university within a system of innovation. His research activity spans several fields – mainstream operations management, innovation and technology management and more global policy related issues of knowledge development, transfer and institutional collaborative learning. He is engaged with interesting projects and initiatives relevant to academics, practitioners and policy-makers.Contact: Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Frenchay, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK.

• Chapter 1 Innovation Process and Influential FactorsChapter 2 Technology Transfer and DevelopmentChapter 3 Algerian Strategy for Technology TransferChapter 4 Case Study 1: The National Enterprise of Electronics Industry (NEEI)Chapter 5 Case Study 2: The National Enterprise of Farm Machinery (NEFM)Chapter 6 The Organisational Frameworks of NEEI and NEFMChapter 7 The Learning Process in NEEI and NEFMChapter 8 Effective Acquisition of Technology through Organisational ChangesChapter 9 Technology Transfer: a dynamic process of learning and organisational adaptation

Mohammed Saad is a professor of innovation and technology management. He is now a professor emeritus at the Bristol Business School (University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom) and an associate researcher at the Centre de Recherche d’Economie Appliquée et de Développement (CREAD) in Algeria. His research focuses on the key determinants of the process of knowledge exchange and the role of the university within a system of innovation. His research activity spans several fields – mainstream operations management, innovation and technology management and more global policy related issues of knowledge development, transfer and institutional collaborative learning. He is engaged with interesting projects and initiatives relevant to academics, practitioners and policy-makers.Contact: Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Frenchay, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK.

• Chapter 1 Innovation Process and Influential FactorsChapter 2 Technology Transfer and DevelopmentChapter 3 Algerian Strategy for Technology TransferChapter 4 Case Study 1: The National Enterprise of Electronics Industry (NEEI)Chapter 5 Case Study 2: The National Enterprise of Farm Machinery (NEFM)Chapter 6 The Organisational Frameworks of NEEI and NEFMChapter 7 The Learning Process in NEEI and NEFMChapter 8 Effective Acquisition of Technology through Organisational ChangesChapter 9 Technology Transfer: a dynamic process of learning and organisational adaptation