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Technology transfer: the organizational role

Published: 01 October 1985 Publication History

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Transfer of technological developments from the research laboratory to the production line is a topic which has been given increasing attention in the past few years (Tornatzky, et al, 1983). The very survival of many large corporations hinges on the efective management of the technology transfer process. Recent development of research consortia, e.g., MCC and SRC, may be taken as evioence of the growing corporate concern with this issue.

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cover image ACM SIGCHI Bulletin
ACM SIGCHI Bulletin  Volume 17, Issue 2
October 1985
19 pages
ISSN:0736-6906
DOI:10.1145/1044818
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Association for Computing Machinery

New York, NY, United States

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Published: 01 October 1985
Published in SIGCHI Volume 17, Issue 2

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